The Rebellion Hypothesis: Extinction Rebellion and Civil Disobedience
Ecological Civilisation - Part Seven (Free Course)
Can civil disobedience ever be justified in a democracy? How does Extinction Rebellion relate to other social movements in history that have also practiced civil disobedience to advance social progress?
In this presentation Dr Samuel Alexander examines these questions and presents an analysis he calls the ‘rebellion hypothesis’.
This is Part VII of the Ecological Civilisation series.
00:00 – Introduction
00:47 – Review of ecovillages
04:37 – Review of the land barrier
06:43 –The Rebellion Hypothesis
30:42 – Examining Civil Disobedience
37:50 – XR and civil disobedience
45:10 – Conclusion
Other video’s in this series include:
The series is grappling with the problems of consumerism and the growth economy; envisioning alternative, post-carbon ways of life; and considering what action can be taken, both personally and politically, to help build an ecological civilisation.