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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:

Introduction

Home Biogas – Part 1

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.

 

Samuel Alexander

Dr Samuel Alexander is a lecturer and researcher at the University of Melbourne, Australia, teaching a course called ‘Consumerism and the Growth Economy: Critical Interdisciplinary Perspectives’ as part of the Master of Environment.

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