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The Will of the Many: How the Alterglobalisation Movement is Changing the Face of Democracy
Marianne Maeckelbergh
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Description for The Will of the Many: How the Alterglobalisation Movement is Changing the Face of Democracy
Paperback. Argues that the most promising new model for democracy is found in grassroots movements against capitalist globalisation. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 figure. BIC Classification: JHM; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
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 is not coming 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 ethnography 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 ... Read more
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 is not coming 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 ethnography 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Anthropology, Culture and Society
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745329253
SKU
V9780745329253
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About Marianne Maeckelbergh
Marianne Maeckelbergh is lecturer in Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology at Leiden University, Netherlands. She has 15 years experience as an activist, organising and facilitating exactly the decision-making processes that lie at the heart of her study. She is the author of The Will of the Many (Pluto, 2009).
Reviews for The Will of the Many: How the Alterglobalisation Movement is Changing the Face of Democracy
'Fifty years from now, this book may well be looked back on as having opened an entire new chapter in the history of democratic thought. It certainly deserves to'
Dr David Graeber, Reader in Anthropology, Goldsmiths College, University of London 'A sophisticated analysis of the alter-globalisation movement from the perspective of a well-connected insider'
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Dr David Graeber, Reader in Anthropology, Goldsmiths College, University of London 'A sophisticated analysis of the alter-globalisation movement from the perspective of a well-connected insider'
C. J. MacKenzie, University ... Read more