James C. Scott

James C. Scott is an American political scientist and anthropologist, Sterling Professor of Political Science at Yale University, and one of the most influential social scientists of his generation. His work focuses on the relationship between states and their subjects, the politics of resistance, and the ways ordinary people defy and evade state control. His major works include Seeing Like a State, Weapons of the Weak, and The Art of Not Being Governed, which examines why communities in highland Southeast Asia have historically chosen to live beyond the reach of governments. Scott's books and audiobooks offer listeners brilliant, paradigm-shifting insights into the hidden dynamics of power, resistance, and human freedom.