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The civil disobedience of Edward Snowden : reply to William Schueuerman

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Brownlee, Kimberley (2016) The civil disobedience of Edward Snowden : reply to William Schueuerman. Philosophy and Social Criticism, 42 (10). pp. 965-970. doi:10.1177/0191453716631167 ISSN 0191-4537.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0191453716631167

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Abstract

This paper responds to William Scheuerman’s analysis of Edward Snowden as someone whose acts fit within John Rawls’s account of civil disobedience understood as a public, non-violent, conscientious breach of law performed with overall fidelity to law and a willingness to accept punishment. This paper rejects the narrow Rawlsian notion in favour of a broader notion of civil disobedience understood as a constrained, conscientious and communicative breach of law that demonstrates opposition to law or policy and a desire for lasting change. The paper shows that, according to Rawls’s unduly narrow conception, Edward Snowden is not a civil disobedient. But, according to the more plausible, broader conception, he is. The paper then identifies some advantages of the broader conception in contemporary analyses of new forms of disobedience including globalised disobedience and digital disobedience.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: J Political Science > JC Political theory
K Law [Moys] > KA Jurisprudence
K Law [Moys] > KC International Law
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Philosophy
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Civil disobedience, Rawls, John, 1921-2002, Rule of law, Snowden, Edward J., 1983-, Scheuerman, William E., 1965-
Journal or Publication Title: Philosophy and Social Criticism
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd.
ISSN: 0191-4537
Official Date: 1 December 2016
Dates:
DateEvent
1 December 2016Published
17 February 2016Available
2015Accepted
Volume: 42
Number: 10
Page Range: pp. 965-970
DOI: 10.1177/0191453716631167
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit: 22 January 2016
Date of first compliant Open Access: 16 June 2016

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