The Ethics of Uncivil Protest and Resistance

Can violent resistance ever be justified as a means of protest?Brought to the fore of national consciousness by protest movements such as Black Lives Matter, as well as the January 6th storming of the U.S.Capitol, questions around the ethics of uncivil unrest urgently call for a wider scholarly examination and debate.In this volume, editors Candice Delmas and Avia Pasternak bring together a collection of cutting-edge perspectives on the ethics of uncivil protest and resistance.The contributions in this book challenge the dominant consensus in liberal politics and philosophy that the only permissible form of illegal protest in democratic states is civil disobedience.The contributors argue instead that the distinction between civil and uncivil protest is far less rigid than was previously thought.The book explores the meaning of civility and incivility, as well as related concepts like power, resistance, activism, and legitimacy.The contributors draw new conceptual distinctions and offer