Will of the Many: How the Alterglobalisation Movement Is Changing the Face of Democracy

Name: Will of the Many: How the Alterglobalisation Movement Is Changing the Face of Democracy
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ISBN: 9780745329253

ISBN-10: 074532925X

ISBN-13: 9780745329253

Edition: 2009

Authors: Marianne Maeckelbergh

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Never before has the idea of democracy enjoyed the global dominance it holds today, but neoliberalism has left the practice of democracy Marianne Maeckelbergh argues that the most promising model for global democracy is not coming from traditional political parties institutions, but from the global networks of resistance to neoliberal economics, known collectively as the Alter-globalisation movement. extensive ethnography of decision-making practices within these movements, Maeckelbergh describes an alternative form of global making.

Book details

List price: $37.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Pluto Press
Publication date: 11/7/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 296
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.46" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Series Preface


Acknowledgements


List of Abbreviations


Introduction: The Unglamorous Side of Glory


The Road to Seattle


Ethnography of a Global Social Movement


Democracy in Social Movements



Horizontal Armies and Vertical Networks


Anti-summit Mobilisations


ESF and WSF


The Movements within the Movement



Turning Dreams into Reality


What is Prefiguration?


The Politics of Process


Prefiguration as a Strategic Practice



Creating Conflictive Spaces


Consensus is Oppression


Horizontality and Power


Diversity



Reinventing Democracy


The Democratic Context


Locating the Power to Decide


Transforming Democratic Values



Resisting Unity Through Networks


Social Change Through Connectivity


Ant Democracy


The Individual and Agency


Conclusion: Taking Their Time


Slowly, Slowly, Long Life


Decentralised Network Democracy


Social Change


Other Worlds


Notes


Bibliography


Index