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Anarchist Cybernetics: Control and Communication in Radical Politics(Organizations and Activism)


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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 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 organising, it sheds new light on the concepts of self-organization, consensus decision making, individual autonomy and collective identity. Revolutionising 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.

Table of Contents:
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

About the Author :
Thomas Swann is a Lecturer in Political Theory at Loughborough University.

Review :
"This pioneering study brings cybernetics to bear on anarchism to interrogate the sustainability of radical democracy. The result is a masterclass in organisation theory and strategy which encompasses contemporary movement and social media analysis." Ruth Kinna, Loughborough University "Swann's work on cybernetics and anarchism couldn't be more relevant at this moment. It will inspire the design of more radical, democratic and self-organised post COVID-19 societies and political systems." Angela Espinosa, University of Hull "Cybernetics can help bring about a fairer society, but in order to make it successful, we must create, regulate and produce ways of effective self-organisation. This book opens ways to achieve just that." Raul Espejo, President of World Organisation of Systems and Cybernetics


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781529208795
  • Publisher: Bristol University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Bristol University Press
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 190
  • No of Pages: 190
  • Series Title: Organizations and Activism
  • Width: 156 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1529208793
  • Publisher Date: 15 Nov 2021
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • No of Pages: 190
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Control and Communication in Radical Politics


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