From Subjects to Citizens: Legalism from Below and the Homogenisation of the Legal Sphere

The transnational politics of the Ethiopian Muslim diaspora

“…The use of the rights language in reference to the country's constitution and international conventions is also an important asset in the discursive struggle with fringe radical groups that have adopted the language of violence in the politics of recognition. This reflects the new pattern of juridification of protest at a global scale (Eckert 2006). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 …”

Why gentrification theory fails in ‘much of the world’

“…For settlers who lack the ability to demonstrate enduring customary use or stategranted tenure, land claims must be built up through what Eckert (2006) calls 'unnamed law'. Such unnamed law does not have a single, statutory basis, but is rather produced through norms established within what she terms specific 'regimes of governance'.…”

Making the Global City: Urban Citizenship at the Margins of Delhi

“…Two recent studies merit attention here. Julia Eckert (2006) describes a soaring 'legalism from below' as one dimension of the continuous expansion of democratic participation in India. Slum dwellers study the law to resist extra-legal interference into their lives and litigate against corrupt officials or police brutality.…”