The multitude and localized protest: The example of the Quebec student strike

Global Discourse

Volumn 4, Issue 2-3, 2014, Pages 163-178

  Fournier, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Empire; Hardt and negri; Italian autonomism; Multitude; Quebec student strike; Social movements

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979950025     PISSN: 23269995     EISSN: 20437897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/23269995.2014.923641     Document Type: Article

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