Latin America's experiments in direct democracy Since 2011, a wave of popular uprisings has swept the globe, taking shape in the Occupy movement, the Arab Spring, 15M in Spain, and the anti-austerity protests in Greece. The demands have been varied, but have expressed a consistent commitment to the ideals of radical democracy.
Similar experiments began appearing across Latin America twenty-five years ago, just as the left fell into decline in Europe. In Venezuela, poor barrio residents arose in a mass rebellion against neoliberalism, ushering in a government that institutionalized the communes already forming organically. In Building the Commune, George Ciccariello-Maher travels through these radical experiments, speaking to a broad range of community members, workers, students and government officials. Assessing the projects' successes and failures,
Building the Commune provides lessons and inspiration for the radical movements of today.
Author: Geo Maher |
Publisher: Verso |
Publication Date: Oct 11, 2016 |
Number of Pages: 144 pages |
Binding: Paperback or Softback |
ISBN-10: 1784782238 |
ISBN-13: 9781784782238 |