Prologue. Setting Up The Stage : Beauty Is In The Street In Istanbul -- Democratic Action, Spontaneity, And The Intermediating Practices Of Political Friendship -- Jean-jacques Rousseau : From The Unsettling Reality Of The Theater To The Dream Of Immediacy -- Antonio Negri : Insurgencies, The Multitude, And The Search For Permanence -- Jürgen Habermas : Embracing Transience, Containing Unpredictability -- Jacques Rancière : The Theatrical Paradigm And The Messiness Of Democratic Politics -- Enacting Political Friendship In Gezi -- Epilogue. Fanning The Spark Of Hope. Çiğdem Çıdam. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Oxford Available Via World Wide Web.