Never before has the idea of democracy enjoyed the global dominance it holds today, but neoliberalism has left the practice of democracy in deep crisis. This book argues that the most promising model for global democracy does not come from traditional political parties or international institutions, but from the global networks of resistance to neoliberal economics, known collectively as the Alter-globalisation movement.
Through extensive examples of decision-making practices within these movements, Maeckelbergh describes an alternative form of global democracy in the making. Perfect for activists and students of political anthropology, this powerful and enlightening book offers radical changes.
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Reviews:
‘This book deserves to be looked back on fifty years from now as having opened a new chapter in the history of democratic thought.’
-- David Graeber, Reader in Anthropology, Goldsmiths College, University of London.
‘Maeckelbergh's ethnographic research has enabled her to write an exciting book-length exploration of the prefigurative democratic political practices of alterglobalization activists. This study is essential reading for all who continue to insist that other worlds are possible.’
--John Gledhill, Max Gluckman Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Manchester.
‘Intellectually exhilarating and morally inspiring. … This is a major contribution to both ethnography and theory. … A real tour-de-force.’
-- Jane K Cowan, Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Sussex
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