Occupation, colonization and dissensus: who are the 99%?

In spite of a set of central unifying claims, the Occupy movement has generated a powerful challenge to the hegemonic politico-economic order through the expressive and transgressive act of occupation. Following on the heels of the popular uprisings characterized as the 'Arab Spring', Occu...

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Published in:Global change, peace & security peace & security, 2013-02, Vol.25 (1), p.119-121
Main Author: Suliman, Samid
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
Capitalism
Citizens
Colonialism
Colonization
Democracy
Demonstrations & protests
Global Cities
Hegemony
Liberalism
Political action
Political economy
Political movements
Reflexivity
Towns
World Economy
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Summary:In spite of a set of central unifying claims, the Occupy movement has generated a powerful challenge to the hegemonic politico-economic order through the expressive and transgressive act of occupation. Following on the heels of the popular uprisings characterized as the 'Arab Spring', Occupy seemed to represent -- even embody -- the moment of democratic reflexivity where, if only just for a moment, the cracks in the facade of liberalism opened up just a little further, exposing the bonds between the decades-old frustrations of postcolonial subjects and the shattered hopes of democratic citizens. Occupy irrupted into the sacred space of global capitalism, and spread from Lower Manhattan to town squares and city centres the world over.
ISSN:1478-1158
1478-1166
DOI:10.1080/14781158.2013.758093