Anarchist Cybernetics: Control and Communication in Radical Politics (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781529208795)

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.

Author: Thomas Swann
ISBN-10: 1529208793
ISBN-13: 9781529208795
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2021
Pages: 190
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.40d