Reclaiming the Revolutionary Spirit Arendt on Civil Disobedience

被引:7
作者
Smith, William [1 ]
机构
[1] Chinese Univ Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
关键词
civil disobedience; Hannah Arendt; republicanism; revolutionary spirit;
D O I
10.1177/1474885109355890
中图分类号
D0 [政治学、政治理论];
学科分类号
0302 ; 030201 ;
摘要
This article examines Hannah Arendt's bold and provocative proposal to institutionalize civil disobedience. First, I argue that the proposal follows from Arendt's peculiar interpretation of this mode of protest. She sees it as an unexpected yet welcome echo of the revolutionary spirit that accompanied the foundation of the American republic. In seeking to bring civil disobedience into government, she aims to embed this spirit within the very institutional fabric of the polity. Second, I suggest that we have strong reasons to take the proposal seriously as an account of how the constitutional state should respond to dissenting minorities. The call to institutionalize civil disobedience can be defended as an approach that is different to - and ultimately more appealing than - familiar liberal and democratic perspectives on this issue.
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页码:149 / 166
页数:18
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