In order to restore the meaning of political activism and the importance of political engagement, this episode differentiates between politics and political. As opposed to politics, which is restricted to the institutionalized sphere and, albeit insisting on the necessity of both, the episode introduces the concept of the political, it is predicated on contingency, conflict,

negotiations and uncertainty, in short – the space of freedom.

The author of the text is Jelisaveta Blagojević.

The text is read by Daša Duhaček

References:

Hannah Arendt, The Promise of Politics, New York: Schocken Books, 2005.