Title Vulnerability politics : the uses and abuses of precarity in political debate / Katie Oliviero

Published New York : New York University Press, [2018] ©2018

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Description 1 online resource (v, 343 pages) Contents Transformative activism : progressive politics, social justice & democratic -- Practice -- The vulnerable nation : citizen's construction of risk in anti-immigration -- Activism & policy -- Vulnerable families : morality and race in same-sex marriage opposition -- Visualizing precarity in 21st century antiabortion debates -- Political action in an ambivalent state Summary "Katie Oliviero's "Vulnerability Politics: The Uses and Abuses of Precarity in Political Debate" explores the concept of politically vulnerable and unprotected groups in the 21st century. The book addresses such important issues as women's reproductive rights, immigration and marriage equality"-- Provided by publisher A new understanding of vulnerability in contemporary political culture. Progressive thinkers have argued that placing the concept of vulnerability at the center of discussions about social justice would lead governments to more equitably distribute resources and create opportunities for precarious groups - especially women, children, people of color, queers, immigrants and the poor. At the same time, conservatives claim that their values and communities are vulnerable to attack-often by these same groups. In turn, they craft antidemocratic representations of vulnerability that significantly influence the political landscape, restricting human and legal rights for many in order to expand them for a historically privileged few. Vulnerability Politics examines how twenty-first century political struggles over immigration, LGBTQ rights, reproductive justice, and police violence have created a sense of vulnerability that has an impact on culture and the law. By researching organizations like the Minutemen (civilians who monitor the US/Mexico border), the Protect Marriage Coalition (a campaign to ban same-sex marriage in California), and the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform (an anti-abortion movement), Katie Oliviero shows how conservative movements use the rhetoric of risk to oppose liberal policies by claiming that the nation, family, and morality are imperiled and in need of government protection. The author argues that this sensationalism has shifted the focus away from the everyday and institutional precarities experienced by marginalized communities and instead reinforces the idea that groups only deserve social justice protections when their beliefs reflect the dominant nationalist, racial, and sexual ideals Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Social values -- United States -- History -- 21st century Politics and culture -- United States Marginality, Social -- United States Social movements -- United States Social action -- United States Social justice -- United States Liberalism -- Social aspects -- United States Conservatism -- Social aspects -- United States POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture. Conservatism -- Social aspects Marginality, Social Politics and culture Politics and government Social action Social conditions Social justice Social movements Social policy Social values SUBJECT United States -- Social policy -- 21st century United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century United States -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140410 Subject United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781479838677 1479838675

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