Courage for Civil Repair

Narrating the Righteous in International Migration

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

AvCarlo Tognato,Bernadette Nadya Jaworsky,Jeffrey C. Alexander

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A resource for those interested in the triggers and safeguards of democracy and civil society, and for scholars and practitioners alike, this volume offers empirical case studies from the US, Europe, Australia, and Latin America of cross-group solidarity efforts.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2020-07-05
Mått148 x 210 x 21 mm
Vikt503 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieCultural Sociology
Antal sidor280
FörlagSpringer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN9783030445898

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Carlo Tognato is Visiting Scholar the Center for the Study of Social Change, Institutions and Policy at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University, USA. Bernadette Nadya Jaworsky is Associate Professor of Sociology at Masaryk University, Czech Republic. Jeffrey C. Alexander is Lillian Chavenson Saden Professor of Sociology at Yale University, USA, and the founder and co-director of Yale’s Center for Cultural Sociology.

Chapter 1: Introduction: Understanding Civil Courage in International Migration.- Part I: Righteous, Between Yesterday and Today.- Chapter 2: The Righteous of the Transnation: Jews, Muslims, and a Politics of Friendship in Berlin.- Chapter 3: “We are Jewish and We Want to Help You”: Righteous Cross-Group Solidarity towards Muslim Refugees in Vienna.- Chapter 4: Righteous Doctors: Reacting to the Inhumane Treatment of Asylum Seekers in Australia.- Part II: Righteous, Today.- Chapter 5: When Saving Lives Becomes a Crime: Performances of Solidarity with Migrants along Europe’s Southern Border.- Chapter 6: The Courage of Piety: Civil Solidarity and the Dead in International Migration.- Chapter 7: Solidary Cuisine: Las Patronas Facing the Central American Migratory Flow.- Chapter 8: Reaching Across: Migrant Support Activism on a Divided Island.- Chapter 9: “We Always Have Been and Always Will Be a Sanctuary City”: Cities as Righteous Actors in the U.S. Civil Sphere.- Part III: Commentary and Conclusion.- Chapter 10: Commentary: The Discursive Paradox of the “Righteous Among the Nations” in Civil Sphere Theorizing.- Chapter 11: Conclusion: The Public Performance of Civil Righteousness.