DEVS 492 Chapter Notes - Chapter week 8 : Bourgeoisie, United States Agency For International Development, Katarismo
2 Nov 2016
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In short, societies in movement expose social fault lines, which are uncovered as society shifts away from its previous location. During the uprising, shadowed areas (that is, margins in the eyes of the state) are illuminated, albeit fleetingly. The insurgency is a moment of rupture in which subjects display their capacities, their power as a capacity to do, and deploy them, revealing aspects hidden in moments of repose, when there is little collective activity. Elites and masses mobilize in completely different ways, particularly in colonial socities. The elites do so vertically, closely linked to the institutions; social action takes place in a cautious and controlled manner and its high point comes in electoral contests. However, the mobilization of the poor is, on the contrary, horizontal, more spontaneous and based on the traditional kinship and territoriality or associations of class that appeared linked to the insurgency.
