Contemporary Left-Wing Activism Vol 2: Democracy, Participation and Dissent in a Global Context

ISBN-13: 9780815363965 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 198 str.

Joseph Ibrahim; John Roberts

Opis

This book explores the resurgence of left-wing activism in parties, social movements and subcultures in the post-austerity era. It contains a broad range of geographical and empirical case studies which are interpreted through a plurality of theoretical perspectives.

Spis treści

1. Introduction - Joseph Ibrahim, Section 1. Communities of Resistance 2. The Making and Framing of Solidarity campaigning on asylum rights: a radical Left Social Movement in Sheffield - John Grayson, 3. Community organising and Citizens UK: Can tangible social change be achieved through institution-based apolitical politics? - Louise Folkes, 4. What has the left done to leftist organisations? The Impact of using Digital Media on Egyptian Revolutionary Socialists - Noha Atef, Section 2. Political Spaces of the Left 5. Historicizing the Gezi Rebellion in Turkey: Tracing Revolutionary Ideas in Action - Bora Erdagi, 6. Urban activism and touristification in Southern Europe: Barcelona, Madrid and Lisbon - Jorge Sequera and Jordi Nofre, 7. Changes and continuity in the Left in Chile (1990-2017): Between the streets and institutions. - César Guzmán-Concha and Carlos Durán Migliardi​, Section 3: Hegemony, the State and Extra-Parliamentary Politics 8. Instituting Momentum Maia Kirby 9. The Workers’ Party in Brazil: The achievements, challenges and tragedies of a left wing party in the global south - Rogério G. Giugliano and Jacques de Novion 10. Science, Hegemony and Action: On the Elements of Governmentality - Werner Bonefeld