Igniting a new field of scholarly inquiry, this pioneering book introduces cybernetic thinking to politics and organisational studies to explore the continuing development of the radical idea of participatory democracy within organisations.
From Occupy, to the Indignados and the Arab Spring, the uprisings that marked the last decade ignited a re-emergence of participatory democracy as a political ideal within organisations.
This pioneering book introduces cybernetic thinking to politics and organizational studies to explore the continuing development of this radical idea. With a focus on communication and how alternative social media platforms present new challenges and opportunities for radical organising, it sheds new light on the concepts of self-organisation, consensus decision making, individual autonomy and collective identity.
Revolutionising the way in which anarchist activists and theorists think about organisations, this unprecedented investigation makes a major contribution to the larger discussion of direct democracy.
By:
Thomas Swann (Loughborough University) Imprint: Bristol University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
ISBN:9781529208788 ISBN 10: 1529208785 Series:Organizations and Activism Pages: 190 Publication Date:01 November 2020 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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General/trade
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Undergraduate
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ELT Advanced
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
2011: The Year Everything Nothing Changed. Radical Left Social Movements and Communication Networks Anarchism and Cybernetics. A Missed Opportunity Revisited Control Part One ~ Tactics, Strategy and Grand Strategy Control Part Two ~ The Individual and the Collective. Autonomy Through Organisation Communication Part One ~ Noise, Overload and Communication in the Age of Social Media Communication Part Two ~ Building Alternative Social Media from the Ground Up Anarchist Cybernetics in Practice
Thomas Swann is a Lecturer in Political Theory at Loughborough University.
