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The Will of the Many: How the Alterglobalisation Movement is Changing the Face of Democracy (Anthropology, Culture and Society) [Hardcover]

Marianne Maeckelbergh (Author)
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Publication Date: 7 Sep 2009 | ISBN-10: 0745329268 | ISBN-13: 978-0745329260
Never before has the idea of democracy enjoyed the global dominance it holds today, but neoliberalism has left the practice of democracy in deep crisis.

Marianne Maeckelbergh argues that the most promising model for global democracy is not coming from traditional political parties or international institutions, but from the global networks of resistance to neoliberal economics, known collectively as the Alter-globalisation movement. Through extensive ethnography of decision-making practices within these movements, Maeckelbergh describes an alternative form of global democracy in the making.

Perfect for activists and students of political anthropology, this powerful and enlightening book offers radical changes.

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  • Hardcover: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Pluto Press (7 Sep 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0745329268
  • ISBN-13: 978-0745329260
  • Product Dimensions: 2.3 x 13.7 x 21.5 cm
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Maeckelbergh's ethnographic research has enabled her to write an exciting book-length exploration of the prefigurative democratic political practices of alter-globalization activists. This study is essential reading for all who continue to insist that other worlds are possible. (John Gledhill, Max Gluckman Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Manchester )

Fifty years from now, this book may well be looked back on as having opened an entire new chapter in the history of democratic thought. It certainly deserves to. (Dr David Graeber, Reader in Anthropology, Goldsmiths College, University of London )

A sophisticated analysis of the alterglobalisation movement from the perspective of a well-connected insider. This volume represents an important contribution to a growing ethnographic literature on the 'new politics' that have arisen in tension with a neoliberal global world order. Particularly useful is the focus on the way power is constituted and organized in networks. Recommended. (C. J. MacKenzie, University of Lethbridge reviewing for Choice )

About the Author

Marianne Maeckelbergh is lecturer in Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology at Leiden University, Netherlands and received her PhD from the University of Sussex. She has 15 years experience as an activist, organising and facilitating exactly the decision-making processes that lie at the heart of her study. Her other research interests include anthropological approaches to ‘identity’, ‘personhood’ and ‘agency’ in a context of global flows and urban social movements in India.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Insightful reflections on democracy in action 16 Aug 2011
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Maekelbergh's subject in this book is the kind of alterglobalisation activism most publicly witnessed in summit-hopping protests against the WTO, G8 and so on. But the author looks behind the public image of confrontational, sometimes chaotic demonstrations, seeing the development of a new kind of democracy in the long discussions, educational work and decision-making processes within these movements. Readers familiar with the World and European Social Forums will recognise the calmer, more cognitive, but still conflictual side to alterglobalisation activism that seeks an alternative, egalitarian and deeply democratic future.

This is an anthropological study, which means that the book has plenty of first-hand accounts of the fascinating details that lie behind the headline-making protests. These are scattered through the book to illustrate the author's more theoretical reflections. The latter focus on the nature of democracy, the importance of conflict and consensus in group decision making, and the meaning of the network form of organising characteristic of alterglobalisation movements. In relation to each of these Maekelbergh brings activists' own understandings into conversation with relevant academic literature, extending the analysis further with her own insights. Her interpretations of the movement's democratic and prefigurative ambitions are very well described and especially revealing for those with only a cursory knowledge of alterglobalisation practices. Even those with a deep knowledge of alterglobalisation should find something new and of interest in these sections. For me the account of network organising was the more original contribution in the book.... Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating 12 Dec 2009
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a whole new view of Democracy and the pose of facing new realities...Exciting and energizing to say the least.
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