Radical Democracy's ‘Modern Constitution’

The spatial politics of the past unbound: transnational networks and the making of political identities

“…It has challenged scalar accounts of spatial relations that have emphasized boundaries between different spatial scales, marginalized the flows that constitute subaltern spaces of politics, and counterpoised space and place in problematic ways (see Featherstone 2003;Marston et al 2005). It has situated political activity as part of the ongoing constitution of networks, rather than something seen as formed before interventions in political activity (Braun and Disch 2002).…”

Geographies of Work

“…The readiest examples of underappreciated labors come from feminist scholarship: household work, emotional work, and the work of reproduction.`Reproduction' is, of course, as polysemic a category as value, signifying (12) The papers in this special issue and a companion special issue forthcoming in the journal Ethnography were originally presented at a conference we organized in May 2002 on``Geographies of Work: Labor and the Space^Times of Capital''. Bruce Braun and Lisa Disch, esteemed colleagues and discussants at the meeting, wrote an editorial in the pages of this journal evaluating what they reckon transpired (Braun and Disch, 2002). Although we agree with much of what they advocate in their commentary, there are some vital differences.…”

Changing Concepts of Articulation: Political Stakes in South Africa Today

“…Indeed, it is here that the radical democrats become vulnerable to the charge of "idealism", where idealism marks the promulgation of select political ideals de-linked from historical configurations of social powers and institutions …' (Brown, 1995:12). Braun and Disch (2002) and Fischman and McLaren (2005).…”