The Philosophy of Protest

Preface
1. A Brief (Philosophical) History of Protest and Liberalism
I. Common Liberal Categories of Resistance and Protest
II. Pressing the Liberal Tradition
III. Moving Forward: Reimagining Liberalism
2. Bottles and Bricks: Rethinking the Prohibition against Violent Protest
I. The Conceptual Argument
II. Moral Considerations
III. Pragmatic Considerations
3. (Re)Considering Violence
I. An Ordinary Conception of Violence
I.a. Subjectivity and Ideology
II. Challenging an Ordinary Conception
II.a. Violence as a Rights Violation
II.b. Structural Violence
II.c. Violence as a Violation of Integrity
III. Return to Milkshaking
4. Violence as Persuasive Political Communication
I. Progressing Towards Justice
II. A Commitment to the Political
III. Interpersonal Violence as Moral and Political Suasion
5. Responsibility and Accountability: Permission for Violent Protest
I. The Political Responsibility to Oppose Injustice
II. The Nature of the Political Responsibility to Protest
III. Evaluating Protest from a Moral and Political Perspective
6. Attitudes and Actions: The Responsibilities of Protestors
I. Analysis of the Communicative Context
I.a. Dialogic Constraints on ProtestI.a.a. Prioritizing the Local
1.a.b. A Duty to Communicate with Each Other
II. Protecting the Vulnerable
III. Self-Respect and Violence
7. Protest and Revolution: Drawing Difficult Lines
I. The Traditional Distinction Between Revolution and Protest
II. Some Problems with the Traditional Account
III. A Way Forward
IV. Gradients, Not Bright Lines
About the Authors
Acknowledgements