Alice Stefanelli is an Assistant Professor in Social Anthropology at Durham University and a Fellow of the Durham Research Methods Centre. Her research interests concern the public life of cities and the ways in which people make their lives within them.

“This book is theoretically sophisticated and written in clear, thoughtful prose. It is quite rare to find this pairing!” • Kristin V. Monroe, University of Kentucky“This is an outstanding book that shows how activism in a time of neoliberal governance can politicise participants and advance transformative visions for political and social life.” • Alice Wilson, University of Sussex

• List of IllustrationsIntroductionChapter 1. Beirut La Min?Chapter 2. The Fragility of the PublicChapter 3. Ambivalent SpacesChapter 4. Windows of PossibilityChapter 5. The State OtherwiseConclusionReferencesIndex

Alice Stefanelli is an Assistant Professor in Social Anthropology at Durham University and a Fellow of the Durham Research Methods Centre. Her research interests concern the public life of cities and the ways in which people make their lives within them.

“This book is theoretically sophisticated and written in clear, thoughtful prose. It is quite rare to find this pairing!” • Kristin V. Monroe, University of Kentucky“This is an outstanding book that shows how activism in a time of neoliberal governance can politicise participants and advance transformative visions for political and social life.” • Alice Wilson, University of Sussex

• List of IllustrationsIntroductionChapter 1. Beirut La Min?Chapter 2. The Fragility of the PublicChapter 3. Ambivalent SpacesChapter 4. Windows of PossibilityChapter 5. The State OtherwiseConclusionReferencesIndex

Alice Stefanelli is an Assistant Professor in Social Anthropology at Durham University and a Fellow of the Durham Research Methods Centre. Her research interests concern the public life of cities and the ways in which people make their lives within them.

“This book is theoretically sophisticated and written in clear, thoughtful prose. It is quite rare to find this pairing!” • Kristin V. Monroe, University of Kentucky“This is an outstanding book that shows how activism in a time of neoliberal governance can politicise participants and advance transformative visions for political and social life.” • Alice Wilson, University of Sussex

• List of IllustrationsIntroductionChapter 1. Beirut La Min?Chapter 2. The Fragility of the PublicChapter 3. Ambivalent SpacesChapter 4. Windows of PossibilityChapter 5. The State OtherwiseConclusionReferencesIndex