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This chapter explores the visceral and performative dimensions of activist networking through a comparative ethnographic analysis of anti-corporate globalization mobilizations in Prague and Barcelona.
Jeffrey S. Juris • Networking Futures: The Movements against Corporate Globalization (Experimental Futures)
the loss of these small groups, in favor of nation-level organization of atomized individuals, has had serious consequences for human welfare and human agency. We are missing a layer of organization essential for our happiness.
Sarah Perry • Gardens Need Walls: On Boundaries, Ritual, and Beauty
According to Putnam, the more we prioritize our private bubbles over public life, the more we disconnect from our local surroundings. This has weakened American democracy. Fewer people are engaged in politics, and those who do are often at the political poles. With less social capital, our neighborhoods are connected by fewer informal, reciprocal... See more
There's a Neighbor for That: On Civic Associations as a Social Technology
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The claim establishes one of the central debates of our time: the power relationship between sovereignty and networks.