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The Sociology of Micro-politics: An Examination of a Neglected Field of Political Action in the Middle East and Beyond
Article first published online: 24 OCT 2008
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9020.2008.00161.x
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How to Cite
Goldfarb, J. C. (2008), The Sociology of Micro-politics: An Examination of a Neglected Field of Political Action in the Middle East and Beyond. Sociology Compass, 2: 1816–1832. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-9020.2008.00161.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 24 NOV 2008
- Article first published online: 24 OCT 2008
- Sociology Compass 2/6 (2008): 1816–1832, 10.1111/j.1751-9020.2008.00161.x
Abstract
In this paper, the political dimensions of the social interactions of everyday life are investigated. The perspectives of Michel Foucault and Michel de Certeau, George Herbert Mead and Erving Goffman, are applied. A close analysis of micro-politics in Israel–Palestine and the Sinai is used to reveal the independent significance of micro-politics, as it is shown that such politics constitute the prevailing order of things, but also present the possibility of escaping, subverting, criticizing and transforming that order.