Description
Book SynopsisExamines the relations and obligations of committed individuals working to create social change. Addresses issues involving forms of solidarity, the role of violence in activism, the moral and epistemological privilege of the oppressed, the relation between solidarity and social justice, and the prospects for global solidarity.
Trade Review“The very idea of a theory of solidarity that is akin to a theory of justice is a revelation. Sally Scholz does a marvelous job of presenting hers in this thorough and illuminating work.”
—Chris Cuomo,University of Georgia
“Scholz offers a new, vigorous theory of the concept of ‘political solidarity’ by pursuing a different course than that of typical empirical studies of the nature of solidarity within the usual panoply of social movements. Of benefit primarily to graduate students and researchers, Scholz’s monograph provides a rich storehouse of thinking about ethical facets of political solidarity.”
—J. R. Pottenger Choice
“Lucidly written, theoretically interesting, and closely in touch with the real world, this book should be read by anyone interested in feminism, social ontology, political philosophy, or progressive politics.”
—Shelley Wilcox Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
“Scholz’s book is perhaps the best I have read in dispensing with the vexing problem that has shadowed liberation movements: whether only the victims know best. Yes, Scholz writes, those who have been oppressed have vital knowledge, but others can bring other perspectives and points of view that can connect one movement with other ones.”
—Noe¨ lle McAfee Signs
Table of ContentsContents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Solidarities
2. Toward a Theory of Political Solidarity
3. The Moral Relations and Obligations of Political Solidarity
4. The Solidary Collective
5. The Paradox of the Participation of the Privileged
6. The Social Justice Ends of Political Solidarity
7. On Human Solidarity and the Challenge of Global Solidarity
References
Index
