Maher Geo - Building The Commune Radical Democracy In Venezuela - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: 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 15 M 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.
Title: Building The Commune Radical Democracy In Venezuela
Author(s): Maher Geo
Publisher: Verso Books
Barcode: 9781784782238
Pages: 144 Pages
Publication Date: 10/11/2016
Series: Jacobin
Category: Political Structures: Democracy