We can’t stand by and leave political institutions to those who want to be free of the pressures of the power of self?determining citizens. We need to occupy those institutions where we can while at the same time organising to replace them The following is taken from an interesting dialogue between John Holloway and Hilary… Continue reading
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Can state services ever be transformed into a commons?
These comments reviewing a dialogue by 30 intellectuals on networked politics held in Berlin in 2008 (by the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation), are still of interest. Hilary Wainwright (excerpt): Can state services ever be transformed into a commons? “The idea of the commons refers to how shared resources are managed, implying open access, collaborate self-management by… Continue reading
The case of Newcastle city (UK): Hilary Wainwrignt on the need for Democratic Public Service Reform
Depressions lead to social devastation. One foundation stone of a new, more humane political economy should be the expansion of democratically reformed public sector. A report, on the city of Newcastle, UK experience by Hilary Wainwright. Full and detailed report via http://www.tni.org/tnibook/public-service-reform-not-we-know-it Hilary Wainwright: Public service reform … but not as we know it! “How… Continue reading
Towards a new type of public services
An essay from Hilary Wainwright, taken from 20 for 20, a collection of essays looking at the future challenges and opportunities for the public and not for profit sectors over the next decade. The book features a range of provoices including Geoff Mulgan, Andrew Hind, Frances O’Grady, Julian Baggini and John Holden. 20 for 20… Continue reading
The commons and the left political parties
We continue our (belated) treatment of a report by Hilary Wainwright of the Networked Politics meeting at the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation by activists from the European left. Excerpt: “This emphasis on a shared but necessarily networked struggle for the conditions of social creativity also marks the break – which has been implicit since 1968 –… Continue reading
Can state services ever be transformed into commons?
I missed this report of a meeting at the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation by activists from the European left. Excerpted from Hilary Wainwright: “Among those taking part were a group of around thirty activist intellectuals from Europe, Latin America and North America who met Berlin in the spacious rooms of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation near some… Continue reading
Book of the Week (2): Case studies of networked politics
Book: Transforming Power: From The Personal To The Political. by Judy Rebick. Penguin Canada, 2009 In this second and last installment on Judy Rebick’s book, we feature excerpts from chapter 13, entitled: “Is the Party Over?” Do the new movements point to alternatives to traditional political party organizing? Judy Rebick: 1. Spain “One of the… Continue reading
Book of the Week: Judy Rebick’s Transforming Power
Given the failure of the Left, the labour movement, and the social movements to creatively resist neo-liberalism, it makes sense that when a new generation emerged to fight corporate globalization, they created horizontal structures and demonstrated an abhorrence of any kind of top-down leadership. Book: Transforming Power: From The Personal To The Political. by Judy… Continue reading
A commons policy for public authorities
Red Pepper has an excellent article on how the left should let itself be influenced by the new commons-based practices. We publish excerpts in two parts, but please read the whole article. The author is Hilary Wainwright. Part One: The Role of the Left: Beyond Representational Democracy “Our discussions on political representation have been searching… Continue reading
Top 5 P2P Books of the Week
Citizen Marketers – When People are the Message, by by Ben McConnell and Jackie Huba (From the Inside Flap) The woman sitting next to you at Starbucks focused intently on her laptop may just be determining the next big thing. In coffee houses, offices, homes, dorm rooms, and airport lounges around the world, millions of… Continue reading