This

book analyses how humour in political activism contributes to facilitating

outreach, mobilisation and the sustaining of cultures of resistance. Drawing

on examples of attention-grabbing stunts from around the world, Humour in

Political Activism demonstrates how they succeed in turning relations of

power upside down.

The

ambiguity and unpredictability of humour, Sørensen argues, makes it difficult

to respond to this form of political activism when it is performed in

public.  Humorous political stunts can therefore challenge state power,

help influence changes in law and make significant contributions to the

conversations about how societies should be organised.

The

book also investigates the potential risks and limitations of using humour in

nonviolent action and what makes humour unique compared with other forms of

nonhumorous political activism.