Description
In State of Insecurity, Isabell Lorey explores the possibilities for organization and resistance under the contemporary status quo, and anticipates the emergence of a new and disobedient self-government of the precarious.
Charting the emergence of a new and disobedient self-government of the precarious.
About the Author
Isabell Lorey, political scientist, teaches political theory and gender studies at the University of Vienna and at the University of Basel.
Reviews
A welcome short companion to critical debates on precarity, precariousness and precarization . Its first immediate value is that of bringing to anglophone audiences a collection of short and incisive texts that offer valuable insights into both critical debates and political practice on precarity, particularly around European networks and platforms. * Antipode *
Lorey impresses with the scope and depth of her engagement with the concept of precariousness and the strength of her argument. * 3:AM *
The important contribution of this thoughtful work is to let us understand finally that precarity is not a passing or episodic condition, but a new form of regulation that distinguishes this historical time. -- Judith Butler, from the foreword
Book Information
ISBN 9781781685969
Author Isabell Lorey
Format Paperback
Page Count 128
Imprint Verso Books
Publisher Verso Books
Weight(grams) 184g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 12mm