The Common and Counter-Hegemonic Politics: Re-Thinking Social Change

Breaks new ground by introducing agonistic theory and hegemony into the contemporary debate on the commons and community. Clarifies contemporary theory by engaging with present-day examples of the politics of the commons, including the governance of the digital commons, recent democratic mobilisations such as the Occupy movements and citizens' municipal platforms of self-governance. Draws on the work of Jean-Luc Nancy, Chantal Mouffe, Elinor Ostrom, Hardt & Negri, and Ernesto Laclau.