What is the relationship of radical theory to movements for social change? In a world where more and more global struggles are refusing vanguard parties and authoritarian practices, does the idea of the detached intellectual, observing events from on high, make sense anymore? In this powerful and unabashedly militant collection, over two dozen academic authors and engaged intellectuals including Antonio Negri and Colectivo Situaciones provide some challenging answers. In the process, they redefine the nature of intellectual practice itself.

The book opens with the editors...