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OverviewThis book is the first to establish the nature and causes of violence as key features in the political economy of Australia as an advanced capitalist society. Australia’s neoliberal corporate security state in seen to represent the emergence of a post-democratic order, whereby minds and bodies are disciplined to the dominant ideology of market relations. Locating questions of the democracy and of the country’s economy at the heart of Australia’s political struggle, the author elaborates how violence in Australia is built into a hegemonic order, characterized by the concentration of private power and wealth. Identifying the commodification of people and nature, the construction and manipulation of antagonisms and enemies, and the politics of fear as features of a new authoritarianism and one-party-political state, Erik Paul explores alternatives to the existing neoliberal hegemonic order. Positing that democratization requires a clearly defined counter-culture, based on the political economy of social, economic and political equality, the book draws out the potential in non-violent progressive social movements for a new political economy. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Erik PaulPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Edition: 1st ed. 2016 Dimensions: Width: 14.80cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.306kg ISBN: 9781137602138ISBN 10: 1137602139 Pages: 114 Publication Date: 03 June 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Violence.- Chapter 2: Corporatism.- Chapter 3: Commodification.- Chapter 4: Enemies.- Chapter 5: Alienation.- Chapter 6: Non-Violence.- Chapter 7: Heterodoxy.- Chapter 8 Justice.- Chapter 9: Human Rights.- Chapter 10: Convergence.- Chapter 11: Struggle for Democracy.-Reviews“The book comprises eleven essays on themes at the interface of political economy and peace studies. … this strong analysis of contemporary social problems makes a powerful case for pursuing a non-violent and more peaceful political economic alternative.” (Journal of Australian Political Economy, Issue 79, 2017) The book comprises eleven essays on themes at the interface of political economy and peace studies. ... this strong analysis of contemporary social problems makes a powerful case for pursuing a non-violent and more peaceful political economic alternative. (Journal of Australian Political Economy, Issue 79, 2017) Author InformationErik Paul is Vice President of the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (CPACS) at the University of Sydney, Australia. He is a highly experienced lecturer and much-published researcher specialising in Australia’s relations with the Asia-Pacific and issues of regional and world peace. His latest book is Australia as US Client State. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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