Contesting Patriotism: Culture, Power, and Strategy in the Peace Movement
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During war, space for debate shrinks. Narrow ideas of patriotism and democracy marginalize and silence opposition to militarism abroad and repression at home. Although powerful, these ideas encounter widespread resistance. Analyzing the official statements of 15 organizations from 1990-2005, the authors show that the U.S. peace movement strongly contested taken-for-granted assumptions regarding nationalism, religion, security, and global justice.
Acknowledgments ixPart I Peace Discourses in a War Culture1 Creating Oppositional Knowledge and Promoting an Active Democracy 32 To Harness or to Challenge Hegemony? Peace Movements at a Cultural Crossroads 273 Reconstructing Patriotism 41Part II Contesting Emotions and Identities in War and Peace4 Capturing Hearts and Minds: Emotions and Peace Appeals 715 Gods of War, Gods of Peace 936 Mobilizing the Margins: Race, Class, Gender, and Religion 118Part III The Changing Present and an Uncertain Future7 Real Solutions for a Safer World 1438 Going Global? Discourses Beyond the State 1609 Peace Movement Discourses: Unraveling Hegemony, Spinning New Threads 184Appendix 1 Profiles of Peace Movement Organizations Included in the Study 197Appendix 2 Explanation of Weights Applied to Code Frequencies 207Appendix 3 Codes Included in Bundles Analyzed in Chapter 3 209References 213Index 225About the Authors 233
