Anarchist Cybernetics : Control and Communication in Radical Politics - Thomas Swann

Anarchist Cybernetics

Control and Communication in Radical Politics

By: Thomas Swann

Hardcover | 9 November 2020 | Edition Number 1

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An exceptional work of political and organisational theory which takes a normative approach to questions of organisation and communication.

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 organisational 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.

About the Author

Thomas Swann is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at Loughborough University.

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