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Anarchist Cybernetics: Control and Communication in Radical Politics

Anarchist Cybernetics: Control and Communication in Radical Politics

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This book explores the development of participatory democracy as a political ideal within organizations,using cybernetic thinking to examine the challenges and opportunities presented by alternative social media platforms. It makes a significant contribution to the discussion of direct democracy.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 190 pages
Publication date: 15 November 2021
Publisher: Bristol University Press


The uprisings that marked the last decade, from Occupy to the Indignados and the Arab Spring, ignited a re-emergence of participatory democracy as a political ideal within organizations. 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 organizing, it sheds new light on the concepts of self-organization, consensus decision-making, individual autonomy, and collective identity. Revolutionizing the way in which anarchist activists and theorists think about organizations, this unprecedented investigation makes a major contribution to the larger discussion of direct democracy.

The uprisings that marked the last decade, from Occupy to the Indignados and the Arab Spring, ignited a re-emergence of participatory democracy as a political ideal within organizations. 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 organizing, it sheds new light on the concepts of self-organization, consensus decision-making, individual autonomy, and collective identity. Revolutionizing the way in which anarchist activists and theorists think about organizations, this unprecedented investigation makes a major contribution to the larger discussion of direct democracy.

Weight: 302g
Dimension: 156 x 233 x 13 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529208795

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