Political Voice

Protest, Democracy, and Marginalised Groups

Aidan McGarry (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

232 Seiten

2024
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-777824-1 (ISBN)

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The inclusion of marginalised groups is a problem of modern democratic societies as representative democracy is built on principles which favour the majority. Around the world, some sections of society are silenced and actively excluded--including women, migrants, refugees, LGBTIQ, indigenous communities, and ethnic minorities, among others. The voice of the majority is used to contain, diminish, and oppress minorities through institutional racism, violence, erasure from public life, socio-economic exclusion, and gender inequality. As marginalised people around the globe rise up to challenge political regimes, there is a pressing need to understand what political voice is, why is it vital to marginalised and excluded people, and examine its transformative potential.

In Political Voice, Aidan McGarry examines the agency of marginalised people, emphasizing the processes and strategies through which different communities around the world articulate their political voices. McGarry develops an innovative concept of political voice around three elements: autonomy, representation, and constitution. This conceptualization is illustrated through contemporary case studies of two persecuted and silenced groups: LGBTIQ activists in India and Roma mobilization in Europe. The cases show how excluded people articulate their ideas, demands, hopes, and experiences, and what impact these interventions have on democratic institutions. By focusing on the political voices of marginalised groups, McGarry considers democratic expression beyond the ballot box, examining how the articulation of political voice constitutes marginalised groups and democracy itself.

Aidan McGarry is Professor of International Politics and Associate Dean for Research and Innovation at Loughborough University, London. He has written six books, including Who Speaks for Roma? and Romaphobia: The Last Acceptable Form of Racism. His research has been published in leading international journals, including Social Movement Studies; International Political Science Review; Ethnic and Migration Studies; and the International Journal of Communication. In 2018-2019, he was a EURIAS/Marie Curie Fellow at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Studies, and in 2022-2023, he was the recipient of a Fulbright Scholar Award at the University of Southern California.

Acknowledgements

List of Figures

Introduction

Chapter 1: What is Political Voice?

Chapter 2: Democracy and Political Voice

Chapter 3: Autonomy, Representation, and Constitution (ARC)

Chapter 4: Queer Activism in India

Chapter 5: Roma Activism in Europe

Chapter 6: Conclusion: Reflections on Political Voice and Democracy

Methodological Appendix

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	22.08.2024
Reihe/Serie	Oxford Studies in Culture and Politics
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 235 mm
Gewicht	1020 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-19-777824-0 / 0197778240
ISBN-13	978-0-19-777824-1 / 9780197778241
Zustand	Neuware