ABSTRACT
In this chapter, we draw our theoretical framework from an in-depth discussion of what we see as the two main competing theoretical perspectives, developed by the peasant studies researcher James C. Scott and the cultural studies researcher Michel de Certeau. With the help of these very different theorists we develop the ways in which everyday resistance can be understood as oppositional (Scott) and an activity (de Certeau), something that has been confirmed as the only basic consensus within the resistance studies field in a previously published overview study. At the same time, we use this discussion and our combination of Scott and de Certeau in order to deal with the different problems their respective theories encompass, problems which other authors have pointed out over the years. In this way, we try to create a theoretical framework in which everyday resistance is more solid and transdisciplinary and possible to engage with other contemporary theoretical fields that work on similar types of practices but use other concepts. This chapter, therefore, lays the first theoretical foundation for our own approach.
