This is an in-person event at King’s College London. To RSVP, obtain your complimentary ticket here.
About the talk:
This talk will outline the theoretical foundations of a new book Political Voice: Protest, Democracy, and Marginalized Groups (OUP, 2024). It advances an important argument, namely, that some sections of society are routinely ignored or actively excluded from mainstream politics. In order to be visible and present in public life, marginalized groups must speak up and speak out, often through protest. As marginalized groups articulate their collective voice through protest, they simultaneously lay claim to belonging to political community, and paradoxically, constitute democracy, an institution which frequently excludes them. The talk outlines the original concept of political voice wich is based on three core elements: autonomy, representation, and constitution.
Location:
Bush House Southeast Wing Room 1.05, King’s College London
About the Speakers:
Aidan McGarry is Professor of International Politics at Loughborough University, London where he is the Associate Dean for Research and Innovation. He is the author of six books including Romaphobia: The Last Acceptable Form of Racism (Zed, 2017), The Aesthetics of Global Protest: Visual Culture and Communication (Amsterdam University Press, 2019, open access) and Political Voice: Protest, Democracy and Marginalized Groups (Oxford University Press, 2024). Previously, he led an AHRC-funded international project looking at protest aesthetics, communication and visual culture. Aidan has held a Marie Curie Fellowship at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in Amsterdam (2018-19). In 2022-23, he was recipient of a Fulbright Scholar Award based at University of Southern California in Los Angeles where he conducted research on environmental activism.
