Conceptualizing Resistance

Instructions

In no more than 2 pages single spaced, respond to the prompt below:

Do practices of "commoning" constitute a form of resistance? Why/why not?

Make sure to draw on the content and materials associated with lesson 1.4 and provide examples/evidence to illustrate and support your argument.

The paper makes a clear, convincing argument.

The argument is well-supported by the effective mobilization of evidence drawing from the lesson materials.

The paper demonstrates a strong command of lesson content, including knowledge of the nuances between different theories of resistance.

Well-structured and organized.

Adheres to formatting requirements (no more than 2 pages single-spaced).

Clearly written, using appropriate professional language.

No spelling or grammatical errors.

An appropriate citation style used

Materials

· In this article, anti-racist and anti-caste urban geographer Malini Ranganathan https://www.maliniranga.com/ , examines the relationship between access to the city's piped water network and urban citizenship. It provides a fascinating discussion of why people who live with tenuous tenure arrangements pay for water, and how they leverage this to claim particular rights.

Ranganathan, M. (2014). Paying for pipes, claiming citizenship: Political agency and water reforms at the urban periphery. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 38(2), 590-608

· Holston, J. (1998). Spaces of insurgent citizenship. Making the invisible visible: A multicultural planning history, 2, 37-56

· Asef Bayat is a prominent Iranian-American sociologist whose research has focused on understanding Arab revolutions. His work has contributed to the study of social movements and activism by looking at what Bayat calls "non-movements" and everyday forms of resistance and survival under conditions of authoritarian rule or weak democracy.

As you read this piece, pay close attention to how he defines "quiet encroachment" and describes its political opportunities and limits as a tactic of resistance.

Bayat, A. (2000). From 'Dangerous Classes' to 'Quiet Rebels' Politics of the Urban Subaltern in the Global South. International sociology, 15(3), 533-557.

Other sources can be used together with the class materials but make sure these are correctly cited.

Use APA style to cite your sources. Include a reference page.