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PublisherBristol University Press

ISBN-101529208793

ISBN-139781529208795

eBay Product ID (ePID)2321145458

Product Key Features

Number of Pages190 Pages

Publication NameAnarchist Cybernetics : Control and Communication in Radical Politics

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2021

SubjectPolitical Ideologies / Anarchism, Organizational Behavior, Sociology / General, General

TypeTextbook

AuthorThomas Swann

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science, Business & Economics

SeriesOrganizations and Activism Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight10.4 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal335.83

Table Of Content2011: 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

SynopsisFrom 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., Igniting a new field of scholarly inquiry, this pioneering book introduces cybernetic thinking to politics and organisational studies to explore the continuing development of the radical idea of participatory democracy within organisations. 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 organisations. 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-organisation, consensus decision making, individual autonomy and collective identity. Revolutionising the way in which anarchist activists and theorists think about organisations, this unprecedented investigation makes a major contribution to the larger discussion of direct democracy., Igniting a new field of scholarly inquiry, this pioneering book introduces cybernetic thinking to politics and organizational studies to explore the continuing development of the radical idea of participatory democracy within organizations.

LC Classification NumberHX833