{"id":17296,"date":"2020-10-29T12:46:26","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T11:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idese.community\/?p=17296"},"modified":"2022-05-10T13:46:55","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T12:46:55","slug":"horizons-of-freedom-on-political-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idese.community\/index.php\/horizons-of-freedom-on-political-action\/","title":{"rendered":"HORIZONS OF FREEDOM: ON POLITICAL ACTION"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_column_text]On\u00a0Thursday, October 29th<\/strong>, from 4 to 6 pm,\u00a0Michael Walzer<\/strong>\u00a0gave a talk entitled\u00a0On Political Action<\/strong>\u00a0within the first event of the annual series\u00a0Horizons of Freedom<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Michael Walzer<\/strong>\u2019s book\u00a0Political action: A practical Guide to Movement Politics<\/em>\u00a0could be used as an example of how much insightful literature can generate an impression that history has a tendency to repeat itself. The book was initially published 1971 right after American bombing of Cambodia. As the author recalls in the preface to the 2019 reissued edition, this time was marked by a sense of disillusionment with the great tide of activism of the previous decade. Given how much the book remains relevant today, one could argue that this feeling of ubiquitous cynicism has never stop perpetuating itself within the left-wing movement(s). Walzer\u2019s Political Action tackles these issues in a truly approachable and yet discerning manner. Although his main recommendation to the future engaged actors is to focus their attention to concrete issues and arguments and to acknowledge that this approach does not necessarily lead to grand theories of social change, Walzer\u2019s insights still escape the ever-increasing fragmentation of the public sphere generated by the various forms of neoliberal regimes. He is able to avoid this pitfall by advocating an inherent sociability of encounters over pressing social issues which can ultimately transform the I into We and generate long lasting commitments. This is perhaps why this book has aged so well: it asks us to reflect upon connection of radical change and (practical) acts that a group needs to take in order to remain an engaged group.<\/p>\n

Photo by PETER VALCK<\/p>\n

The series\u00a0Horizons of Freedom<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0has been organized in cooperation with\u00a0Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Watch the talk with Michael Walzer:<\/strong><\/div>[vc_empty_space][vc_video link=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/DQ06zrcXXrk”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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