,! ,DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ,AN>*Y & ! ,ACADEMY 

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,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,GELD]LOOS 

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,I REC5TLY HAD ! OPPORTUNITY TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! 9T]NATIONAL ACADEMIC CONF]5CE1 0,HI]>*Y & ,P[] 9 ! ,HI/ORY ( ,CIVILIZATIONS10 PUT ON BY ! ,RUSSIAN ,ACADEMY ( ,SCI5CES1 9 ,MOSC[4 ,I WAS ON TWO PANELS FOCUS$ ON BUILD+ ALT]NATIVES TO HI]>*Y & CURR5T /ATE REPRESSION ( SOCIAL MOVEM5TS4 ,I F9D ?IS AMUS+ BECAUSE ,I AM A COLLEGE DROP\T3 ,I DIDN'T EV5 F9I% ?REE SEME/]S ( UNIV]SITY1 ,I G5]ALLY DISLIKE ACADEMICS1 & ,I BELIEVE ! ACADEMY IS ONE ( ! 9/ITUTIONS ( P[] ?AT NE$ TO BE ABOLI%$4 ,( OV] A HUNDR$ P>TICIPANTS1 ,I ?9K ,I WAS ONE ( ONLY TWO :O W]E NOT A ,PH,D OR A ,PH,D C&IDATE 7& ! O!R L[BR[ WAS ON ! SAME PANELS AS ,I7 & ! ONLY ONE )\T ANY UNIV]SITY DEGREE4 ,IT W\LD HAVE BE5 FUNNY & WOR?:ILE IF ,I HAD SCAMM$ MY WAY !RE -- 9 FACT UNIV]SITY CR$5TIALS >E EASY TO =GE1 SO RADICALS :O WANT TO BE TEA*]S NE$ NOT WA/E FIVE YE>S ( !IR LIVES GETT+ ! RI<T PAP]S4 ,BUT 9 ?IS CASE ,I WAS 9VIT$ BY ! PANEL ORGANIZ]S1 :O ALSO HAVE !IR CRITICISMS ( ! ACADEMY & WANT$ TO PUT TOGE!R PANELS )\T SO GREAT A !ORETICAL REMOVE FROM ! ACTUALITY ( SOCIAL MOVEM5TS & REPRESSION4 

,IF ,I W]E AN AN?ROPOLOGI/ ,I C\LD WRITE QUITE AN E?NOLOGY AB\T ?AT QUE] TRIBE ( ACADEMICS4 ,BUT FROM MY VANTAGE AS AN AN>*I/ ,I CAN F9D EV5 MORE TO SAY4 ,IT W\LD BE AS EASY AS DOGMA TO PO9T \T ?AT ! ACADEMY IS ONE ( ! RUL+ 9/ITUTIONS1 !RE=E IT'S \R 5EMY1 & ?AT'S ! 5D ( IT4 ,?IS W\LD ALSO OBSCURE ! MORE COMPLICAT$ & USEFUL REALITIES4 ,UNIV]SITIES HAVE ALSO BE5 A HOTSPOT 7OR %ALL ,I SAY 0LOCUS087 = REBELLION & SOCIAL MOVEM5TS4 ,MY ,RUSSIAN FRI5DS TELL ME ?AT ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T !RE L>GELY REEM]G$ FROM ! ,HI/ORY ,DEP>TM5T 9 ! '#hS1 & ITS LA/ ABOVEGR\ND /RON<OLD WAS ! MUSEUM AT ! ,KROPOTK9 ,H\SE1 F9ALLY %UT D[N 9 #a#i#c#a4 ,9 BETWE5 REBELLIONS UNIV]SITIES PROVIDE LOTS ( FREE FOOD1 FREE COPIES1 FUND+1 M$IA ( COMMUNICATION 7E4G4 PRES5TATIONS TO /UD5T BODIES71 SPACES1 & EMPLOYM5T4 ,UNIV]SITY CONNECTIONS CAN MITIGATE /ATE REPRESSION & CONF] LEGITIMACY ON ?OSE SOCIAL REBELS :O MASQU]ADE1 AT LEA/ TEMPOR>ILY1 AS DISSID5TS4 ,IT IS NO CO9CID5CE ?AT SCAMS TO W9 FREE RES\RCES >E SO EASY AT UNIV]SITIES4 ,! UNIV]SITY IS 9T5D$ TO BE A RELATIVELY LIB]AT$ SPACE )9 ! FRAMEWORK ( DOM9ATION4 ,I P]SONALLY KN[ SEV]AL ACADEMICS :O >E S9C]E ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS & :O HAVE TAU<T ME A LOT4 ,& ,I KN[ SOME PEOPLE :O >E /RAI<T UP AN>*I/S :O HAPP5 TO HAVE JOBS )9 ! ACADEMY4 ,I CAN'T ?9K ( ANY O!R ELITE 9/ITUTION ) SO MANY GOOD PEOPLE 9 IT :O DON'T =GET SOCIAL QUE/IONS :5 !Y GO TO WORK BUT RA!R ADDRESS !M DIRECTLY4 

,BUT :]E AN>*Y & ! ACADEMY 9T]SECT1 ,I ALWAYS ASK MYSELF3 >E !SE PEOPLE AN>*I/ ACADEMICS OR ACADEMIC AN>*I/S8 ,H[>D ,EHRLI*1 ,NOAM ,*OMSKY1 ,MI*AEL ,ALB]T1 ,DAVID ,GRAEB]1 BELL HOOKS 7NOT AN AN>*I/ BUT !ORETICALLY RELEVANT TO MANY AN>*I/S71 & ,PYOTR ,KROPOTK9 HAVE ALL SAID OR DONE ?+S ,I F9D EXTREMELY NAIVE & DAMAG+1 9 WAYS ?AT DIRECTLY REFLECT !IR PRIVILEG$ RELATION%IP ) AU?ORITY AS MEMB]S ( AN ELITE 9/ITUTION4 ,BUT :O C\LD D5Y !IR CONTRIBUTIONS TO ! MOVEM5T8 ,WELL1 AN>*I/S CAN D5Y ANY?+1 BUT MO/ ( US F9D SOME?+ WOR?:ILE 9 ! WORK ( AT LEA/ SOME ( ?OSE S*OL>S4 ,& )\T !M1 ! MOVEM5T W\LD ONLY HAVE PEOPLE :O DO RESE>* LIKE ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN 7OR ME1 = ?AT MATT]74 ,& RESE>* IS A MAJOR >EA :]E ! ACADEMY CAN BE USEFUL TO AN>*I/S4 ,!Y HAVE US CORN]$ :5 IT COMES TO 9VE/IGATION & CRITICAL DEBATE4 

,AN>*I/S >E LAZY RESE>*]S4 ,MANY PREF] RELIGION TO RESE>*4 ,OBJECTIVE1 & OBJECTIVELY FALSE1 /ATEM5TS ?AT BE> GREAT IMPORTANCE = AN>*I/ !ORY CIRCULATE FREELY 9 \R CIRCLES4 ,SOME ( ! BASIC PREMISES ( PRIMITIVI/1 VEGAN1 & HI/ORICAL MAT]IALI/ /RA9S ( AN>*ISM W\LD HAVE BE5 AB&ON$ LONG AGO IF WE'D HAD A CULTURE ( S]I\S 9QUIRY & DEBATE4 ,9/EAD WE HAVE NAME-CALL+ ON 9T]NET =UMS4 ,I ?9K WE ALSO C\LD HAVE MADE SOME HEADWAY ON ! ET]NAL DEBATE AB\T ! NATURE ( =MAL & 9=MAL P[] & ! EXT5T TO :I* EA* ALL[S HI]>*IES TO BE E/ABLI%$ OR *ALL5G$4 ,BUT ALAS1 9 \R CIRCLES IT'S /ILL ANYBODY'S GUESS4 

,9 ,MOSC[ ,I F\ND \T AB\T ! ,E>LY ,/ATE PROJECT1 A NETWORK ( SOCIAL SCI5TI/S /UDY+ ! APPE>ANCE & EVOLUTION ( ! ,/ATE4 ,:Y >5'T AN>*I/S AW>E ( ?IS RESE>*8 ,:Y DO WE REMA9 )\T \R [N CIRCLES1 & \R [N LIT]ATURE1 :5 WE LOOK = NEW 9=MATION8 ,& :Y DON'T WE TRY MORE TO 9T]V5E 9 & 9FLU5CE ACADEMIC DEBATES8 ,AN ACQUA9TANCE ( M9E RELAT$ ! 9T]E/+ /ORY ( A CONV]SATION HE HAD ) A DEPRESS$ CLIMATE SCI5TI/4 ,! SCI5TI/ SAW NO WAY \T ( ! DISA/] PRES5T$ BY CLIMATE *ANGE4 HE BEMOAN$ ! LACK ( SOME GLOBAL NETWORK ( ACTIVE PEOPLE ) A VISION = A DEC5TRALIZ$ & NON-9DU/RIAL SOCIETY1 & HE W5T ON TO DESCRIBE SOME?+ V]Y SIMIL> TO ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T1 UNAW>E ?AT IT ALREADY EXI/$4 ,! FACT ?AT PRACTICALLY NO CLIMATE SCI5TI/S >E 5GAG$ 9 DIRECT ACTION & FI<T+ ALONGSIDE ! MOVEM5T 7& !Y'RE A V]Y DESP]ATE GR\P ( PEOPLE7 EVID5CES \R FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE ) A KEY GR\P ( POT5TIAL ALLIES1 AS MU* AS IT EVID5CES A FAILURE ( ACADEMICS TO UND]/& !IR ROLE 9 ! SY/EM1 :I* ,I'LL GET TO LAT]4 

,LET ME 9T]JECT ?AT ,I DON'T MEAN TO PORTRAY ACADEMIC RESE>* AS SOME?+ UNCONDITIONALLY VALID4 ,JU/ LIKE ANYONE ELSE1 ACADEMICS HAVE !IR [N MY?OLOGY4 ,P]HAPS ! MO/ ODI\S P>T CAN BE F\ND 9 !IR ,CREATION ,/ORY1 & IT'S ! P>T AB\T NOT HAV+ A MY?OLOGY4 ,MO/ ( ! 9DIVIDUAL MY?S DIFF] FROM ONE DISCIPL9E TO ! NEXT1 BUT ,I HAVE HE>D1 FROM ! M\?S ( PR(ESSORS WELL RESPECT$ 9 !IR FIELDS1 SU* MY?ICALLY LOAD$ /ATEM5TS AS3 0! PURPOSE ( ORGANISMS IS TO P]PETUATE ,D,N,A0 7WAIT1 A /R+ ( ACIDS CAN HAVE AG5CY8 ,SOME?+ Y\ CLAIM TO BE JU/ A COLLECTION ( PROTE9S HAS A PURPOSE8 ,& :AT'S Y\R PURPOSE 9 9V]T+ ! TRADITIONAL VALUE *A9 SO ?AT LIFE BECOMES JU/ A R$UNDANT 9/RUM5T8 ,& :Y DO Y\ HAVE ?AT KNIFE 9 Y\R H& & :]E DID MY PET RAT GO87 

OR3 0IT'S USELESS TO TRACE IT .<9DIG5\S RESI/ANCE.> BACK ANY FUR!R ?AN #c YE>S0 7OH1 SO ! CON/RUCTION ( ID5TITY MEANS ?AT1 ON ! ONE H&1 S9CE ! 9DIVIDUAL SUBJECT CON/RUCTS H] [N ID5TITY 9 ! C\RSE ( H] LIFE !RE IS NO HI<] VALIDITY TO !SE ID5TITIES1 ?US ! PHRASE 0FIVE HUNDR$ YE>S ( RESI/ANCE0 IS JU/ A POLITICAL SLOGAN ) NO MORE WEI<T ?AN1 SAY1 0EVICT ! 9DIOS10 & ON ! O!R H& Y\R !ORY GRANTS Y\ ! AU?ORITY TO 9T]PRET SOMEONE ELSE'S ID5TITY1 & IT'S JU/ CO9CID5CE ?AT ! PEOPLE 9 Y\R PLACE FIVE HUNDR$ YE>S AGO HAD ?AT EXACT SAME AU?ORITY74   ,( C\RSE NOT ALL ACADEMICS >E BELIEV]S1 BUT ! CLE> MAJORITY >E4 

,ACADEMICS CAN BE A REALLY >ROGANT LOT :O OBJECT TO \TSID]S TREAD+ ON !IR TURF4 ,I RECALL AN >GUM5T FROM A FEW WEEKS E>LI] ?AT >OSE :5 AN AN>*I/ ACADEMIC ACCUS$ ME ( 0ROMANTICIZ+0 NON-,WE/]N SOCIETIES4 ,%E C\LDN'T BACK UP ?IS ACCUSATION1 & 9 FACT ALL ,I HAD DONE WAS TO NAME A C\PLE SOCIETIES 9 :I* ! IDEAL = CONFLICT RESOLUTION WAS BAS$ ON G5]ALIZ$ 9T]V5TION RA!R ?AN SPECIALIZ$ >BIT]S1 :I* IS NOT A QUALITATIVE /ATEM5T1 ?US !RE WAS SIMPLY NO ROOM = ROMANTICISM UNLESS ,I HAD SAID SOME?+ LIKE 0& !Y ALL BELIEVE ?AT4440 OR 0444& IT WORKS P]FECTLY60 :I* ,I DIDN'T4 ,9 REALITY %E OBJECT$ TO MY M$DL+1 BECAUSE NON-,WE/]N SOCIETIES >E SUPPOS$ TO BE ! 9TELLECTUAL PROP]TY ( AN?ROPOLOGI/S1 AT ! SAME TIME AS !IR TRADITIONAL PLANTS >E PAT5T$ & !IR RELIGIONS BUT*]$ & M>KET$ TO HIPPIES4 

,BUT 9 O!R CIRCUM/ANCES ACADEMICS WILL WILL+LY /EP D[N FROM !IR ELEVAT$ EQU9ES & LI/5 TO AN>*I/S1 AS WE >E SO OBVI\SLY BETT] ?AN !Y >E AT MANY ?+S4 ,9 ,MOSC[1 SEV]AL REGUL> PR(ESSOR-TYPES CAME TO ! AN>*I/ PANELS & LAT] TOLD ! ORGANIZ]S ?AT !Y W]E NE>LY MOV$ TO TE>S TO HE> PEOPLE TALK+ ) PASSION & 9TELLIG5CE AB\T LIV$ EXP]I5CES RA!R ?AN "9PREV>ICAT+ LIKE /UFF$ %IRT EXP]TS GU>D+ !IR T]RA94 ,& WE GOT ?IS SYMPA!TIC REACTION DESPITE ! FACT ?AT MO/ ( US W]5'T DRESS$ UP & (T5 SPOKE FRANKLY AB\T ! NE$ TO BURN COP C>S OR BU/ PEOPLE \T ( PRISON 7Y\ KN[1 ?OSE ?+S AN>*I/S >5'T SUPPOS$ TO M5TION TO NORMAL PEOPLE = FE> ( ALI5AT+ !M74 

,OCCASIONALLY GETT+ \R TOES WET 9 ! ACADEMY CAN AVAIL US ( !ORETICALLY USEFUL & *ALL5G+ 9=MATION PRODUC$ BY PEOPLE ) ABSOLUTELY NO 9T]E/ 9 CONFIRM+ \R WORLDVIEW4 ,IT MI<T ALSO W9 US ALLIES :O CAN BR+ GREAT] SOCIAL LEGITIMACY TO \R MOVEM5T & NEW CONNECTIONS1 NEW POSSIBILITIES = COMMUNICATION1 & WE DON'T EV5 HAVE TO PRET5D ?AT WE DON'T WANT TO ABOLI% !M4 ,9 ! PAP] ,I SUBMITT$ AT ?IS CONF]5CE1 ,I OP5LY /AT$ ?AT ACADEMIC DISC\RSE CAN ONLY CONTRIBUTE TO ! WRONGS ( ! JU/ICE SY/EM1 & ?AT ! ACADEMY NE$S TO BE ABOLI%$ AS MU* AS ! PRISON4 

,IF AN>*I/S DO EV5TUALLY MAKE GREAT] USE ( ! ACADEMY1 WE HAVE TO BE C>EFUL ( SEV]AL DANG]S1 & CONSCI\SLY MA9TA9 ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 AN>*Y & ! ACADEMY4 ,WE DO NOT WANT TO BE LIKE !SE PEOPLE4 ,WE MU/ ALWAYS ID5TIFY & FI<T ) ! MO/ EXPLOIT$ & EXCLUD$ MEMB]S ( SOCIETY1 & :ATEV] =M ( RESPECTABILITY & LEGITIMACY WE DEVELOP MU/ BE ( A COMPLETELY DIFF]5T HUE4 ,!RE IS HONOR AMONG ?IEVES1 & WE PREF] ?AT K9D TO ! HONOR ( TITL$ PR(ESSIONALS4 ,IMAG9E ! HYPOCRISY1 ! BL9DNESS1 ( ! SOCIAL SCI5TI/S /UDY+ 0HI]>*Y & P[]0 EVID5T 9 ONE P>TICUL> SC5E1 ! RECEPTION D9N] AT ! 5D ( ! CONF]5CE4 ,A HUNDR$ LADIES & G5TLEM5 9 EXP5SIVE DRESSES & SUITS1 GOBBL+ UP HORS D'\EVRES 9 A BUILD+ GU>D$ BY PRIVATE SECURITY 9 ! CAPITAL ( A POOR C\NTRY1 ONLY ES!TICALLY AW>E ( ! DOZ5 T-%IRT- & JEANS-CLAD AN>*I/S AMONG !M1 SOME PACK+ WEAPONS BECAUSE !IR V]Y REAL /RUGGLE AGA9/ HI]>CY PUTS !M 9 CON/ANT RISK ( ATTACK BY FASCI/S1 CASUALLY /EAL+ SILV]W>E & FILL+ PLA/IC BAGS ) BANQUET DELICACIES TO FE$ !MSELVES = ! NEXT FEW DAYS4 ,I RECALL ONE CONV]SATION3 A FLIRTY PR( M5TION$ ! LOVELY SEASIDE HOTEL HE /AY$ 9 DUR+ A CONF]5CE 9 ,B>CELONA4 ,I C\LDN'T HELP BUT 9T]JECT3 0AH YES1 !RE US$ TO BE A FI%]M5'S VILLAGE !RE BE=E !Y DEMOLI%$ IT & BUILT ! >TIFICIAL BEA*4 ,IT WAS REALLY NICE40 ,HE DIDN'T GET ! IRONY4 ,LET ME REPEAT3 WE DO NOT WANT TO BE LIKE !SE PEOPLE4 

,SO :AT DOES ?IS P>TIAL SEP>ATION MEAN = AN>*I/S 9 ! ACADEMY8 ,I DON'T SEE ANY HYPOCRISY 9 ?AT POSITION1 JU/ A CONFLICT ( 9T]E/S4 0,Y\ >E NOT Y\R JOB10 TO QUOTE ,BRAD ,PITT4 ,I WAS A TAXI DRIV]1 & ,I BELIEVE ?AT C>S %\LD BE ABOLI%$4 ,?IS JU/ REFLECTS A CONTRADICTION ( CAPITALI/ REALITY3 WE KILL \RSELVES TO MAKE A LIV+4 

,!RE'S LOTS ( GOOD WORK AN>*I/S CAN DO 9 ! ACADEMY4 ,!ORETICAL WORK1 DIRECT COMMUNICATION ) LOTS ( PEOPLE \TSIDE \R CIRCLES1 & 9T]V5TION 9 PUBLIC DISC\RSE4 ,AS IS ! CASE ) ALL AN>*I/ WORK1 IF !Y DO IT WELL ?IS WORK WILL GET !M 9TO TR\BLE4 ,I ?9K ,W>D ,*UR*ILL & ,DAVID ,GRAEB]1 TO NAME TWO EXAMPLES1 %\LD BE COMM5D$ TO /ICK+ TO !IR GUNS EV5 AS !IR POLITICAL DECISIONS ?REAT5$ !M ) JOB LOSS4 ,! ACADEMY CAN EASILY CO-OPT WELL MEAN+ BUT PASSIVE ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS1 TURN+ !M 9TO M]E DISSID5TS & FUNCTION>IES4 ,LIKE EV]YONE ELSE1 ACADEMICS HAVE TO *OOSE SIDES4.<#a.> ,CLAIM+ OBJECTIVE NEUTRALITY1 :ILE SAY+ NO?+ AB\T !IR ELITE POSITION 9 SOCIETY1 MAKES IT ALL TOO CLE> :AT !IR *OICE IS4 

,A S]I\S DANG] POS$ TO & BY SOCIAL SCI5TI/S IS ! QUE/ION ( /UDY+ ! MOVEM5T4 ,\R N>CISSI/IC SIDE MAY BE ?RILL$ BY ACADEMIC /UDIES ( AN>*I/S1 BUT !SE /UDIES >E A ?REAT4 ,WE DO WANT CON/RUCTIVE CRITICISM BUT ,I >GUE ?AT WE %\LD ABSOLUTELY NOT WANT TO BE LEGIBLE TO ! AU?ORITIES1 & ! AU?ORITIES >E ! ULTIMATE AUDI5CE ( ALL ACADEMIC PRODUCTION4 ,JU/ AS AN?ROPOLOGI/S HELP ! ,C,I,A TO MANAGE ,IRAQ & ,AF<ANI/AN1 !Y C\LD ALSO PROVIDE 9=MATION ?AT FACILITATES ! 9FILTRATION & REPRESSION ( \R MOVEM5T4 ,WE DO NOT NE$ PR(ESSIONALS TO 5ABLE US TO COMMUNICATE ) O!R PEOPLE4 ,!Y WILL ONLY TRANSLATE US = ! AU?ORITIES4 ,WE MU/ BUILD \R [N NETWORKS ?AT EXP& BEYOND ! <ETTO4 ,9 ! MEANTIME WE NE$ TO OB/RUCT ANY S]I\S E?NOLOGIES OR /UDIES ( \R NETWORKS4 ,IT SEEMS /RANGE1 S9CE NETWORKS >E SECOND-NATURE TO US1 BUT ! AU?ORITIES REALLY DON'T GET IT4 ,MANY ( \R TACTICAL VICTORIES SO F> >E ATTRIBUTABLE TO !IR IGNORANCE ( H[ NETWORKS FUNCTION4 ,!Y'RE /ILL TRY+ TO ID5TIFY \R LEAD]S & FUND+ /RUCTURES = *RISSAKE4 ,ONCE SOME CLEV] ACADEMIC F9DS A WAY TO TRANSLATE NETWORKS 9TO T]MS ?AT >E ACTIONABLE = TE*NOCRATS1 POLICE CONTROL ( HORIZONTAL MOVEM5TS WILL BECOME MU* MORE EFFECTIVE4 

,= ?AT REASON1 ) BO? IRONY & S]I\SNESS1 ,I CALL = ! EXCOMMUNICATION ( ALL ACADEMIC AN>*I/S :O PRODUCE NOT = ! MOVEM5T BUT = ! ACADEMY4 ,IF Y\ /UDY NETWORKS1 F9D WAYS TO EXPLA9 TO US H[ TO EFFECTIVELY EXT5D NETWORKS TO PEOPLE CURR5TLY PLUGG$ 9TO ! SY/EM 7OR SOME O!R USEFUL QUE/ION71 NOT H[ TO ANALYZE \R NETWORKS SO !Y CAN BE UND]/OOD BY \TSID]S1 AS 9TELLECTUALLY /IMULAT+ AS ?AT TASK MAY BE4 

,SIMPLY PRODUC+ 9=MATION AIDS ! SY/EM1 EV5 IF ?AT 9=MATION SEEMS TO BE REVOLUTION>Y 9 ITS IMPLICATIONS4 ,?IS IS BECAUSE 9 DEMOCRATIC SOCIETIES1 PEOPLE >E PACIFI$1 & EV5 IF !Y >E WELL 9=M$ !Y WILL NOT HAVE GOTT5 :AT !Y NE$ TO FI<T BACK4 ,9=MATION IS NOT :AT'S LACK+4 ,IT IS ! 9/ITUTIONS ( P[]1 & NOT ! PEOPLE1 ?AT >E POSITION$ TO ACT ON ?IS 9=MATION1 & EV5 CRITICAL 9=MATION COM+ FROM DISSID5T ACADEMICS CAN HELP !SE 9/ITUTIONS CORRECT !MSELVES4 ,! ,E>LY ,/ATE PROJECT PROVIDES A GREAT EXAMPLE4 ,AMONG !IR WRIT+S1 ONE F9DS MANY >TICLES ?AT SQU>ELY DISPROVE ! /ATI/ MY?OLOGY REG>D+ ! CREATION ( ! /ATE -- ?AT IT >OSE \T ( NE$ OR \T ( SOME SOCIAL CONTRACT4 ,!Y MAKE IT CLE> ?AT ! /ATE IS A CO]CIVE 9/ITUTION1 ?US !Y HAVE A CLE>] VIEW ( ! TRUE NATURE ( DEMOCRACY ?AN NE>LY EV]YONE ON ! LEFT4 ,YET ?IS 9=MATION WILL NOT F9D ITS WAY 9TO ! POPUL> M9D1 BECAUSE ! GOV]NM5T & ! CAPITALI/S CONTROL ! 9FRA/RUCTURE ?AT %APES ! POPUL> M9D & ?OSE ACADEMICS >E NOT 5GAG$ 9 ANY POLITICAL ACTIONS TO DIRECTLY SPREAD ?AT AW>5ESS TO ! PEOPLE4 ,& !N !RE'S SOME?+ ELSE3 AMONG ! ,E>LY ,/ATE WRIT+S ONE 9EVITABLY F9DS ! HUMANIT>IAN PIECES ?AT1 TAK+ ADVANTAGE ( NEW KN[L$GE ON H[ /ATES =M$ 9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 PROVIDE ANALYZES = H[ TO E/ABLI% /ATE CONTROL 9 SITUATIONS ( 0FAIL$0 OR 0WEAK0 /ATES1 = EXAMPLE 9 ,SOMALIA1 :]E ! ,U,S & ,E?IOPIAN GOV]NM5TS >E FI<T+ AGA9/ PIRATES1 TRIBES1 & T]RORI/S1 MANY ( :OM >E ORGANIZ$ HORIZONTALLY TO A L>GE DEGREE4 

,AMONG !SE V>Y+ APPROA*ES1 :I* /UDIES DO Y\ SUPPOSE WILL F9D GOV]NM5T FUND+8 ,:I* WILL BE REPEAT$ & EXP&$1 & MAKE !IR WAY 9TO EVOLV+ GOV]NM5T POLICIES & /RATEGIES8 ,?IS IS :Y ! APP>5T 9DEP5D5CE ( ! ACADEMY IS SO 9DISP5SIBLE4 ,! DISSID5TS WILL TWEAK ! MA*9E4 

,?IS IRONIC \TCOME PO9TS TO P]HAPS ! MO/ IMPORTANT DI/9CTION BETWE5 ACADEMICS & AN>*I/S4 ,ACADEMICS PUT EV]Y?+ 9 T]MS ( DISC\RSE4 ,!IR FUNDAM5TAL CLAIM TO NEUTRALITY IS ?AT !Y'RE JU/ TRY+ TO TALK AB\T !SE ?+S1 TO /UDY !M1 & NOT TO BE ACTORS4 ,AT !IR MO/ ACTIVE1 !Y WILL MAKE POLICY RECOMM5DATIONS 7AIM$ AT ?OSE :O CREATE POLICY1 ?AT IS1 ! ELITE71 & ?US !IR PREF]5CE = DISC\RSE SIGNIFIES !IR LOYAL PASSIVITY AS TE*NICIANS 9 A RUL+ 9/ITUTION4 ,AT ! MO/ ABSURD 5D1 ?+S ?AT >E V]Y CLE>LY ACTIONS >E REF]R$ TO AS P>T ( ! 0LIT]ATURE40 

,AN>*I/S1 ON ! O!R H&1 TALK AB\T ?+S 9 T]MS ( ACTION4 ,EV5 SPEE*1 9 ITS IDEAL =M1 IS AN ACTION1 BECAUSE ITS PURPOSE IS TO CREATE *ANGE4 ,9 \R MO/ ABSURD MOM5TS1 WE REF] TO PURELY SYMBOLIC PROTE/S AS 0DIRECT ACTION40  ,) ?IS LANGUAGE WE SIGNIFY ?AT WE >E AT W> ) ! SY/EM & WE ACTUALLY WANT TO DO SOME?+ AB\T IT1 TO EMP[] \RSELVES RA!R ?AN TO BECOME 9VISIBLE OBS]V]S4 

,?IS IS \R /R5G?1 & :ATEV] =AYS 9TO ! ACADEMY SOME AN>*I/S MAY *OOSE TO MAKE1 IT IS ! ONE ?+ WE MU/ NOT LOSE4 ,& IT IS ALSO ?IS APPROA*1 ?IS EMPHASIS ON ACTION1 ?AT WE MU/ PU% ?OSE ACADEMICS :O CONSID] !MSELVES ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN TO ADOPT4 

  

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