,9TRODUCTION BY ,DEBBIE ,BOOK*9 & ,BLAIR ,TAYLOR 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 

,AU?OR 3 ,URSULA ,K4 ,LE ,GU9 

,TEXT 3 

,9TRODUCTION BY ,DEBBIE ,BOOK*9 & ,BLAIR ,TAYLOR 

  

,! WORLD TODAY CONFRONTS NOT ONE1 BUT A S]IES ( 9T]LOCK+ CRISES--ECONOMIC1 POLITICAL1 SOCIAL1 & ECOLOGICAL4 ,! NEW MILL5NIUM HAS BE5 M>K$ BY A GR[+ GAP BETWE5 RI* & POOR ?AT HAS REA*$ UNPREC$5T$ LEVELS ( DISP>ITY1 CONSIGN+ AN 5TIRE G5]ATION TO DIM9I%$ EXPECTATIONS & DISMAL PROSPECTS4 ,SOCIALLY1 ! TRAJECTORY ( ! NEW C5TURY HAS BE5 EQUALLY BLEAK1 P>TICUL>LY 9 ! DEVELOP+ WORLD1 :]E SECT>IAN VIOL5CE 9 ! NAME ( RELIGION1 TRIBALISM1 & NATIONALISM HAS TURN$ 5TIRE REGIONS 9TO 9SUFF]ABLE BATTLE ZONES4 ,MEAN:ILE1 ! 5VIRONM5TAL CRISIS HAS WORS5$ AT A PACE ?AT HAS EXCE$$ EV5 ! MO/ PESSIMI/IC =ECA/S4 ,GLOBAL W>M+1 RIS+ SEA LEVELS1 POLLUTION ( ! AIR1 SOIL1 & OCEANS1 & ! DE/RUCTION ( MASSIVE TRACTS ( RA9 =E/ HAVE ACCEL]AT$ AT SU* AL>M+ RATES ?AT ! 5VIRONM5TAL CATA/ROPHE ?AT WAS EXPECT$ TO REA* GRAVE PROPORTIONS SOMETIME 9 ! NEXT C5TURY HAS 9/EAD BECOME ! PRESS+1 URG5T CONC]N ( ?IS G5]ATION4 

,YET1 9 ! FACE ( !SE EV]-WORS5+ CRISES1 ! P]V]SE LOGIC ( NEOLIB]AL CAPITALISM IS SO 5TR5*$ ?AT1 DESPITE ITS SPECTACUL> COLLAPSE 9 #b#h1 ! ONLY ?9KABLE RESPONSE HAS BE5 MORE NEOLIB]ALISM3 AN EV]-9CREAS+ DEF]5CE TO CORPORATE & F9ANCIAL ELITES1 :I* POSITS PRIVATIZATION1 SLA%+ S]VICES1 & GIV+ FREE REIGN TO ! M>KET AS ! ONLY WAY \T4 ,! RESULT HAS BE5 A PR$ICTABLE RISE 9 DIS5FRAN*ISEM5T POLITICALLY & AN ELECTORAL POLITICS DEVOID ( SUB/ANTIVE DEBATE & *OICE--AN EX]CISE 9 %[MAN%IP--:E!R 9 ,>G5T9A1 ,ITALY1 ,G]MANY1 OR ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,/ILL1 :ILE POLITICAL & ECONOMIC ELITES 9SI/ 0!RE IS NO ALT]NATIVE0 & CYNICALLY D\BLE D[N ON ! /ATUS QUO ( AU/]ITY1 ACTIVI/S >\ND ! WORLD HAVE *ALL5G$ ?IS CONV5TIONAL WISDOM ) A NEW POLITICS1 DEM&+ A MORE EXPANSIVE =M ( DEMOCRACY4 ,FROM ,NEW ,YORK & ,CAIRO TO ,I/ANBUL & ,RIO1 MOVEM5TS LIKE ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET & ! ,SPANI% 9DIGNADOS HAVE PRI$ OP5 NEW SPACE ) AN EXCIT+ POLITICS ?AT DEFIES EXI/+ CATEGORIES1 ATTACK+ BO? CAPITALI/ 9EQUALITY & OSSIFI$ 0REPRES5TATIVE0 DEMOCRACIES4 ,! VOICES & DEM&S >E DIV]SE1 BUT AT !IR ROOT IS A DIRECT *ALL5GE TO ! CURR5T POLITICAL E?OS 9 :I* ! ECONOMIC & SOCIAL POLICIES ( ELECT$ GOV]NM5TS--LEFT1 RI<T1 OR C5T]--HAVE BLURR$ 9TO AN 9DI/+UI%ABLE CONS5SUS ( T9K]+ >\ND ! $GES & UNQUE/ION+ OBEISANCE TO GLOBAL M>KET CAPITALISM4 ,!SE MOVEM5TS HAVE IGNIT$ WIDESPREAD EXCITEM5T1 ATTRACT+ MILLIONS ( P>TICIPANTS >\ND ! WORLD TO MASSIVE RALLIES1 & HAVE K9DL$ ONCE AGA9 ! HOPE ?AT FROM ! /REETS WILL >ISE ! FLAME ( A REVOLUTION>Y NEW SOCIAL MOVEM5T4 

,DESPITE 9SPIR$ MOM5TS ( RESI/ANCE1 ! RADICAL DEMOCRACY =G$ 9 SQU>ES FROM ,ZUCCOTTI TO ,TAKSIM HAS /ILL NOT CONGEAL$ 9TO A VIABLE POLITICAL ALT]NATIVE4 ,! EXCITEM5T & SOLID>ITY ON ! GR\ND HAS YET TO COALESCE 9TO A POLITICAL PRAXIS CAPABLE ( ELIM9AT+ ! CURR5T >RAY ( REPRESSIVE =CES & REPLAC+ IT ) A VISION>Y1 EGALIT>IAN--& IMPORTANTLY1 A*IEVABLE--NEW SOCIETY4 ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 DIRECTLY ADDRESSES ?IS NE$1 (F]+ A TRANS=MATIVE VISION & NEW POLITICAL /RATEGY = A TRULY FREE SOCIETY--A PROJECT ?AT HE CALL$ 0,COMMUNALISM40 

,A PROLIFIC AU?OR1 ESSAYI/ & ACTIVI/1 ,BOOK*9 DEVOT$ HIS LIFE TO DEVELOP+ A NEW K9D ( LEFT POLITICS ?AT SPEAKS TO BO? MOVEM5T CONC]NS & ! DIV]SE SOCIAL PROBLEMS !Y CONFRONT4 ,COMMUNALISM MOVES BEYOND CRITIQUE TO (F] A RECON/RUCTIVE VISION ( A FUNDAM5TALLY DIFF]5T SOCIETY--DIRECTLY DEMOCRATIC1 ANTICAPITALI/1 ECOLOGICAL1 & OPPOS$ TO ALL =MS ( DOM9ATION--?AT ACTUALIZES FRE$OM 9 POPUL> ASSEMBLIES B\ND TOGE!R 9 CONF$]ATION4 ,RESCU+ ! REVOLUTION>Y PROJECT FROM ! TA9T ( AU?ORIT>IANISM & ! SUPPOS$ 05D ( HI/ORY10 ,COMMUNALISM ADVANCES A BOLD POLITICS ?AT MOVES FROM RESI/ANCE TO SOCIAL TRANS=MATION4 

,BOOK*9'S USE ( ! T]M ,COMMUNALISM SIGNIFIES HIS >RIVAL1 AFT] SIX DECADES AS AN ACTIVI/ & !ORI/1 AT A PHILOSOPHY ( SOCIAL *ANGE ?AT WAS %AP$ BY A LIFETIME ON ! LEFT4 ,BORN 9 #a#i#b#a1 HE BECAME RADICALIZ$ AT ! AGE ( N9E1 :5 HE JO9$ ! ,Y\NG ,PIONE]S1 ! ,COMMUNI/ Y\? ORGANIZATION 9 ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY4 ,HE BECAME A ,TROTSKYI/ 9 ! LATE ?IRTIES &1 BEG9N+ 9 #a#i#d#h1 SP5T A DECADE 9 ! LIB]T>IAN SOCIALI/ ,CONTEMPOR>Y ,ISSUES GR\P1 :I* HAD AB&ON$ OR?ODOX ,M>XI/ IDEOLOGY4 ,9 ! LATE #a#i#eS1 HE BEGAN TO ELABORATE ! IMPORTANCE ( 5VIRONM5TAL DEGRADATION AS A SYMPTOM ( DEEPLY 5TR5*$ SOCIAL PROBLEMS4 ,BOOK*9'S BOOK ON ! SUBJECT1 ,\R ,SYN!TIC ,5VIRONM5T1 APPE>$ SIX MON?S BE=E ,RA*EL ,C>SON'S ,SIL5T ,SPR+1 :ILE HIS SEM9AL #aifd PAMPHLET ,ECOLOGY & ,REVOLUTION>Y ,?\<T 9TRODUC$ ! CONCEPT ( ECOLOGY AS A POLITICAL CATEGORY TO ! ,NEW ,LEFT4 ,?AT ESSAY'S GR\NDBREAK+ SYN!SIS ( AN>*ISM1 ECOLOGY1 & DEC5TRALIZATION WAS ! FIR/ TO EQUATE ! GR[-OR-DIE LOGIC ( CAPITALISM ) ! ECOLOGICAL DE/RUCTION ( ! PLANET & PRES5T$ A PR(\ND NEW UND]/&+ ( CAPITALISM'S IMPACT ON ! 5VIRONM5T AS WELL AS SOCIAL RELATIONS4 ,HIS #aifh ESSAY 0,PO/-,SC>CITY ,AN>*ISM0 RE=MULAT$ AN>*I/ !ORY = A NEW ]A1 PROVID+ A COH]5T FRAMEWORK = ! REORGANIZATION ( SOCIETY ALONG ECOLOGICAL-AN>*I/IC L9ES4 ,AS ,/UD5TS = A ,DEMOCRATIC ,SOCIETY 7,S,D,S7 WAS IMPLOD+ 9TO ,M>XI/ SECT>IANISM AT ITS F9AL CONV5TION 9 #a#i#f#i1 ,BOOK*9 WAS DI/RIBUT+ HIS PAMPHLET ,LI/5 ,M>XI/61 :I* CRITICIZ$ ! RETROGRESSIVE RETURN TO DOGMATIC ,M>XISM BY V>I\S FACTIONS ( ,S,D,S4 ,HE ADVOCAT$ = AN ALT]NATIVE AN>*I/ POLITICS ( DIRECT DEMOCRACY & DEC5TRALIZATION1 IDEAS ?AT W]E BURI$ 9 ! RUBBLE ( ! CRUMBL+ ORGANIZATION BUT :I* RESONAT$ ) ?OSE MOVEM5TS ?AT W\LD LAT] BECOME DOM9ANT ON ! LEFT4 ,HIS ESSAYS FROM ?IS P]IOD1 ORIG9ALLY PUBLI%$ 9 ! MAGAZ9E ,AN>*OS BY A ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY GR\P ?AT ,BOOK*9 C(\ND$ 9 ! MID-#a#i#fS1 W]E COLLECT$ 9 ! #aiga AN?OLOGY ,PO/-,SC>CITY ,AN>*ISM1 A BOOK ?AT EX]T$ A PR(\ND 9FLU5CE ON ! ,NEW ,LEFT & BECAME A CLASSIC >TICULATION ( TW5TIE?-C5TURY AN>*ISM4 

,AU?OR+ TW5TY-?REE WORKS ( HI/ORY1 POLITICAL !ORY1 PHILOSOPHY1 & URBAN /UDIES1 ,BOOK*9 DREW ON A RI* 9TELLECTUAL TRADITION ?AT RANG$ FROM ,>I/OTLE1 ,HEGEL1 & ,M>X TO ,K>L ,POLANYI1 ,HANS ,JONAS1 & ,LEWIS ,MUM=D4 ,9 HIS MAJOR WORK1 ,! ,ECOLOGY ( ,FRE$OM 7#a#i#h#b71 HE ELABORAT$ ! HI/ORICAL1 AN?ROPOLOGICAL1 & SOCIAL ROOTS ( HI]>*Y & DOM9ATION & !IR IMPLICATIONS = \R RELATION%IP TO ! NATURAL WORLD 9 AN EXPANSIVE !ORY ?AT HE CALL$ 0SOCIAL ECOLOGY40 ,HE *ALL5G$ & 9FLU5C$ EV]Y MAJOR FIGURE ( ! P]IOD1 FROM ,NOAM ,*OMSKY & ,H]B]T ,M>CUSE TO ,DANIEL ,COHN-,B5DIT & ,GUY ,DEBORD4 

,9 #a#i#g#d1 ,BOOK*9 C(\ND$ ! ,9/ITUTE = ,SOCIAL ,ECOLOGY 7,I,S,E71 A UNIQUE $UCATIONAL PROJECT 9 ,V]MONT (F]+ CLASSES 9 POLITICAL !ORY1 RADICAL HI/ORY1 & PRACTICAL ECOLOGICAL 9ITIATIVES LIKE ORGANIC AGRICULTURE & SOL> 5]GY4 ,HE WAS AN IMPORTANT 9FLU5CE ON ! OV]LAPP+ T5D5CIES ( NONVIOL5T DIRECT ACTION1 PEACE1 RADICAL FEM9ISM1 & ECOLOGY ?AT COMPRIS$ ! NEW SOCIAL MOVEM5TS ( ! LATE #a#i#gS & #a#i#hS4 ,DRAW+ ON HIS [N ACTIVI/ BACKGR\ND AS1 V>I\SLY1 A Y\NG /REET AGITATOR1 AUT[ORK] %OP /EW>D1 & CIVIL RI<TS ORGANIZ] = ,C,O,R,E 7! ,CONGRESS ( ,RACIAL ,EQUALITY71 HE PLAY$ A LEAD]%IP ROLE 9 ! ANT9UCLE> ,CLAM%ELL ,ALLIANCE & 9 ! =MATION ( ! ,LEFT ,GRE5 ,NETWORK4 ,9 H] BOOK ,POLITICAL ,PROTE/ & ,CULTURAL ,REVOLUTION3 ,NONVIOL5T ,DIRECT ,ACTION 9 ! #a#i#gS & #a#i#hS1,B>B>A ,EP/E9 CR$ITS ,BOOK*9 ) 9TRODUC+ ! CONCEPT ( AFF9ITY GR\PS & POPUL>IZ+ ! ,EUROPEAN ,CRITICAL ,!ORY ( ,!ODOR ,ADORNO & ,MAX ,HORKHEIM]4 ,HIS IDEAS ( FACE-TO-FACE P>TICIPATORY DEMOCRACY1 G5]AL ASSEMBLIES1 & CONF$]ATION W]E ADOPT$ AS ! BASIC MODES ( ORGANIZATION & DECISION-MAK+ BY MU* ( ! ANT9UCLE> MOVEM5T WORLDWIDE & LAT] BY ! ALT]GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T1 :I* EMPLOY$ !M TO 5SURE DEMOCRACY 9 !IR ORGANIZATION & DECISION-MAK+ PROCESSES4 ,BOOK*9 ALSO MET & CORRESPOND$ ) ,G]MAN ,GRE5 LEAD]S & WAS A KEY VOICE 9 ! ,REALO_/,FUNDI DEBATE OV] :E!R ! ,GRE5S %\LD REMA9 A MOVEM5T OR BECOME A CONV5TIONAL P>TY4 ,HIS WORK HAD A GLOBAL REA* & WAS WIDELY TRANSLAT$ & REPR9T$ ?R\<\T ,EUROPE1 ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA1 & ,ASIA4 

,9 ! #a#i#hS & #a#i#iS1 ,BOOK*9 WAS A C5TRAL 9T]LOCUTOR = CRITICAL !ORI/S LIKE ,CORNELIUS ,CA/ORIADIS & A FREQU5T CONTRIBUTOR TO ! 9FLU5TIAL J\RNAL ,TELOS4 ,HE 5GAG$ 9 LIVELY DEBATES ) PROM95T ECOLOGICAL ?9K]S LIKE ,>NE ,NESS & ,DAVID ,=EMAN4 ,MEAN:ILE1 ! ,9/ITUTE = ,SOCIAL ,ECOLOGY PLAY$ AN IMPORTANT ROLE 9 ! ALT]GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T ?AT EM]G$ 9 ,SEATTLE 9 #a#i#i#i1 BECOM+ A SPACE = ACTIVI/ REFLECTION :ILE ADVOCAT+ DIRECT DEMOCRACY & ANTICAPITALISM 9 CONTRA/ TO ! RE=MI/1 ANTICORPORATE DISC\RSE ( MANY ,N,G,OS1 & LAUN*$ A V>IETY ( LEFT LIB]T>IAN & ECOLOGICAL 9ITIATIVES4 ,BUT BY ! MID-#a#i#iS1 PROBLEMATIC T5D5CIES )9 SOME /RA9S ( AN>*ISM T[>D PRIMITIVISM1 LIFE/YLE POLITICS1 & AV]SION TO ORGANIZATION L$ ,BOOK*9 FIR/ TO TRY TO RECLAIM A SOCIAL AN>*ISM BE=E EV5TUALLY BREAK+ ) ! TRADITION 5TIRELY4 ,REFLECT+ ON A LIFETIME ( EXP]I5CE ON ! LEFT1 ,BOOK*9 SP5T ! LA/ FIFTE5 YE>S BE=E HIS DEA? 9 #bf WORK+ ON A COMPREH5SIVE F\R-VOLUME /UDY ( REVOLUTION>Y HI/ORY CALL$ ,! ,?IRD ,REVOLUTION1 9 :I* HE (F]$ A/UTE CONCLUSIONS AB\T ! FAILURE ( REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5TS--FROM PEASANT UPRIS+S TO MOD]N 9SURRECTIONS--TO EFFECT LA/+ SOCIAL *ANGE4 ,!SE 9SI<TS 9=M$ A NEW POLITICAL P]SPECTIVE1 ONE HE HOP$ C\LD AVOID ! PITFALLS ( ! PA/ & LEAD TO A NEW1 EMANCIPATORY PRAXIS--,COMMUNALISM4 

,IT WAS DUR+ ?IS P]IOD ?AT ,BOOK*9 PUBLI%$ MANY ( ! ESSAYS CONTA9$ 9 ?IS COLLECTION1 =MALLY ELABORAT+ ! CONCEPT ( ,COMMUNALISM & ITS CONCRETE POLITICAL DIM5SION1 LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM4 ,COMMUNALI/ POLITICS SUGGE/S A WAY \T ( ! FAMILI> DEADLOCK BETWE5 ! AN>*I/ & ,M>XI/ TRADITIONS1 (F]+ A MISS+ ?IRD POLE 9 ! REC5T DEBATE BETWE5 ,SIMON ,CRIT*LEY & ,SLAVOJ ,ZIZEK4 ,REJECT+ BO? ! MODE/Y ( ,CRIT*LEY'S PURELY DEF5SIVE POLITICS ( RESI/ANCE AS WELL AS ,ZIZEK'S OBSESSION ) ! SEIZURE ( OPPRESSIVE /ATE P[]1 ,BOOK*9 9/EAD RETURNS TO ! RECURR5T =MATION >IS+ 9 NE>LY EV]Y REVOLUTION>Y UPSURGE3 POPUL> ASSEMBLIES4 ,FROM ! QU>TI]S ( ! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE TO ! G5]AL ASSEMBLIES ( ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET & ELSE:]E1 !SE SELF-ORGANIZ$ DEMOCRATIC C\NCILS RUN LIKE A R$ ?READ ?R\< HI/ORY UP TO ! PRES5T4 ,YET REVOLUTION>IES ( ALL /RIPES HAVE L>GELY OV]LOOK$ ! BROAD] POT5TIAL ( !SE POPUL> 9/ITUTIONS4 ,SUBJECT$ TO C5TRALIZ$ P>TY DISCIPL9E BY ,M>XI/S & VIEW$ ) SUSPICION BY AN>*I/S1 !SE 9/ITUTIONS ( POPUL> P[]1 :I* ,HANNAH ,>5DT CALL$ ! 0LO/ TREASURE0 ( ! REVOLUTION>Y TRADITION1 >E ! F\NDATION ( ,BOOK*9'S POLITICAL PROJECT4 ,COMMUNALISM DEVELOPS ?IS RECURR+ HI/ORICAL =M 9TO ! BASIS = A COMPREH5SIVE LIB]T>IAN SOCIALI/ VISION ( DIRECT DEMOCRACY4 

,ONE ( ,BOOK*9'S E>LY =MULATIONS ( LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM APPE>$ 9 #a#i#h#g1 :5 HE WROTE ,! ,RISE ( ,URBANIZATION & ! ,DECL9E ( ,CITIZ5%IP 7REPUBLI%$ LAT] AS ,FROM ,URBANIZATION TO ,CITIES71 A FOLL[-UP TO HIS E>LI] BOOK ,! ,LIMITS ( ! ,CITY 7#a#i#g#a71 9 :I* HE TRAC$ ! HI/ORY ( ! URBAN MEGALOPOLIS & >GU$ = DEC5TRALIZATION4 ,9 ! LAT] VOLUME1 ,BOOK*9 REVISIT$ ! HI/ORY ( ! CITY TO EXPLA9 ! IMPORTANCE ( AN EMP[]$ CITIZ5RY AS ! FUNDAM5TAL BASIS = CREAT+ FREE COMMUNITIES4 ,HE DI/+UI%$ 0/ATECRAFT10 9 :I* 9DIVIDUALS HAVE A DIM9I%$ 9FLU5CE 9 POLITICAL AFFAIRS BECAUSE ( ! LIMITS ( REPRES5TATIONAL GOV]NM5T1 FROM 0POLITICS10 9 :I* CITIZ5S HAVE DIRECT1 P>TICIPATORY CONTROL OV] !IR GOV]NM5TS & COMMUNITIES4 ,! IDEAS CONTA9$ 9 ?IS BOOK1 9 :I* ,BOOK*9 RETURNS TO ! ,GREEK POLIS TO FLE% \T NOTIONS ( FACE-TO-FACE P>TICIPATORY DEMOCRACY1 G5]AL ASSEMBLIES1 & CONF$]ATION1 (F] A PREFIGURATIVE /RATEGY 9 :I* A NEW SOCIETY IS CREAT$ 9 ! %ELL ( ! OLD4 ,?IS CONCEPT ( DIRECT DEMOCRACY HAS PLAY$ A GR[+ ROLE 9 ! LIB]T>IAN LEFTISM ( ACTIVI/S TODAY & HAS BECOME ! FUNDAM5TAL ORGANIZATIONAL PR9CIPLE ( ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET1 EV5 IF MANY ( ITS ADH]5TS W]E UNAW>E ( ITS ORIG9S4 ,AS ,DAVID ,H>VEY OBS]V$ 9 HIS BOOK ,REBEL ,CITIES1 0,BOOK*9'S PROPOSAL IS BY F> ! MO/ SOPHI/ICAT$ RADICAL PROPOSAL TO DEAL ) ! CREATION & COLLECTIVE USE ( ! COMMONS ACROSS A WIDE V>IETY ( SCALES40 

,! N9E ESSAYS H]E (F] AN EXCELL5T OV]VIEW ( ,BOOK*9'S POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY & ! MO/ MATURE =MULATION ( HIS ?9K+ ) RESPECT TO ! =MS ( ORGANIZATION NECESS>Y TO DEVELOP A C\NT]VAIL+ =CE TO ! CO]CIVE P[] ( ! NATION-/ATE4 ,EA* WAS ORIG9ALLY WRITT5 AS A /&-ALONE WORK2 9 COLLECT+ !M = ?IS VOLUME WE HAVE $IT$ ! ESSAYS :]E NECESS>Y TO AVOID EXCESSIVE REPETITION & PRES]VE CL>ITY4 ,TAK5 TOGE!R1 !Y *ALL5GE US TO ACCOMPLI% ! *ANGES NECESS>Y TO SAVE \R PLANET & A*IEVE REAL HUMAN FRE$OM1 & (F] A CONCRETE PROGRAM BY :I* TO ACCOMPLI% ?IS SWEEP+ SOCIAL TRANS=MATION4 ,! WRIT+S 9 ?IS COLLECTION S]VE AS BO? AN 9TRODUCTION & CULM9ATION TO ! WORK ( ONE ( ! MO/ ORIG9AL ?9K]S ( ! TW5TIE? C5TURY4 

,9 ! OP5+ ESSAY1 0,! ,COMMUNALI/ ,PROJECT10 ,BOOK*9 SITUATES ,COMMUNALISM VIS-A-VIS O!R LEFT IDEOLOGIES1 >GU+ ?AT ! WORLD HAS *ANG$ SIGNIFICANTLY FROM ! TIMES ?AT BIR!D AN>*ISM & ,M>XISM2 HE CONT5DS ?AT !SE OLD] IDEOLOGIES >E NO LONG] CAPABLE ( ADDRESS+ ! NEW & HI<LY G5]ALIZ$ PROBLEMS POS$ BY ! MOD]N WORLD1 FROM GLOBAL W>M+ TO PO/9DU/RIALIZATION4 ,! SECOND ESSAY1 0,! ,ECOLOGICAL ,CRISIS & ! ,NE$ TO ,REMAKE ,SOCIETY10 ELUCIDATES ! CORE 9SI<T ( ,BOOK*9'S SOCIAL ECOLOGY--?AT ! ECOLOGICAL & SOCIAL CRISES >E 9T]TW9$1 9DE$1 ?AT \R DOM9ATION ( NATURE IS A PROJECTION ( DOM9ATION ( HUMAN BY HUMAN 9 SOCIETY4 ,REJECT+ ECOLOGICAL >GUM5TS ?AT BLAME 9DIVIDUAL *OICES1 TE*NOLOGY1 OR POPULATION GR[?1 ,BOOK*9 >GUES ?AT ! ECOLOGICAL CRISIS IS CAUS$ BY AN IRRATIONAL SOCIAL SY/EM GOV]N$ BY ! CANC]\S LOGIC ( CAPITALISM1 DRIV5 BY ITS COMPETITIVE GR[-OR-DIE IMP]ATIVE & ITS 5DLESS PRODUCTION DIRECT$ NOT T[>D MEET+ HUMAN NE$S BUT ACCUMULAT+ PR(IT4 ,>GU+ AGA9/ ! EXTREMES ( AN AU?ORIT>IAN /ATE OR TOTALLY AUTONOM\S SELF-SUFFICI5CY1 ,BOOK*9 (F]S ,COMMUNALISM AS AN EMANCIPATORY ALT]NATIVE CAPABLE ( SAV+ \RSELVES & NATURE AT ! SAME TIME4 

,! ?REE MIDDLE ESSAYS1 0,A ,POLITICS = ! ,TW5TY-,FIR/ ,C5TURY10 0,! ,MEAN+ ( ,CONF$]ALISM10 & 0,LIB]T>IAN ,MUNICIPALISM3 ,A ,POLITICS ( ,DIRECT ,DEMOCRACY10 DESCRIBE 9 DETAIL DIFF]5T ASPECTS ( LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM4 ,! FIR/ \TL9ES H[ CONF$]AT$ ASSEMBLIES CAN ASS]T POPUL> CONTROL OV] ! ECONOMY 9 ORD] TO ABOLI% IT AS A SEP>ATE SOCIAL REALM1 DIRECT+ IT TO HUMAN NE$S RA!R ?AN PR(IT4 0,! ,MEAN+ ( ,CONF$]ALISM0 FUR!R ELABORATES ON !SE !MES & ADDRESSES SPECIFIC OBJECTIONS TO ! CONCEPT ( CONF$]AL DIRECT DEMOCRACY4 ,IT ANSW]S COMMON QUE/IONS SU* AS1 ,IS CONF$]ATION FEASIBLE 9 A GLOBALIZ$ WORLD8 ,H[ W\LD LOCAL ASSEMBLIES ADDRESS BIGG] PROBLEMS 9 A DEMOCRATIC MANN]8 ,W\LD LOCAL COMMUNITIES COOP]ATE OR COMPETE ) EA* O!R1 OR C\LD LOCALISM DEVOLVE TO P>O*IALISM8 0,LIB]T>IAN ,MUNICIPALISM3 ,A ,POLITICS ( ,DIRECT ,DEMOCRACY0 TRACES ! FAMILI> HI/ORICAL TRAJECTORY FROM MOVEM5TS 9TO P>TIES--SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC1 SOCIALI/1 & ,GRE5 ALIKE--:I* HAVE CONSI/5TLY FAIL$ TO *ANGE ! WORLD BUT 9/EAD >E *ANG$ BY IT4 ,BY CONTRA/1 LIB]T>IAN MUNICIPALISM *ANGES NOT ONLY ! CONT5T BUT ALSO ! =M ( POLITICS1 TRANS=M+ POLITICS FROM ITS CURR5T L[LY /ATUS AS :AT REVIL$ POLITICIANS DO TO US 9TO A NEW P>ADIGM 9 :I* POLITICS IS SOME?+ WE1 AS FULLY 5GAG$ CITIZ5S1 DO = \RSELVES1 ?US RECLAIM+ DEMOCRATIC CONTROL OV] \R [N LIVES & COMMUNITIES4 

,EXPLOR+ ! UNIQUE LIB]ATORY POT5TIAL ( ! CITY & ! CITIZ5 ?R\<\T HI/ORY1 0,CITIES3 ,! ,UNFOLD+ ( ,REASON 9 ,HI/ORY0 EXAM9ES ! DEGRADATION ( ! CONCEPT ( 0CITIZ50--FROM ?AT ( A FREE 9DIVIDUAL EMP[]$ TO P>TICIPATE & MAKE COLLECTIVE DECISIONS TO A M]E CON/ITU5T & TAXPAY]4 ,BOOK*9 SEEKS TO RESCUE ! ,5LI<T5M5T NOTION ( A PROGRESSIVE1 BUT NOT TELEOLOGICAL1 CONCEPT ( ,HI/ORY :]E9 REASON GUIDES HUMAN ACTION T[>D ! ]ADICATION ( TOIL & OPPRESSION2 OR PUT POSITIVELY1 FRE$OM4 

,! ESSAYS 0,NATIONALISM & ! ',NATIONAL ,QUE/ION' 0 & 0,AN>*ISM & ,P[] 9 ! ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION0 ELUCIDATE A LIB]T>IAN P]SPECTIVE ON QUE/IONS ( P[]1 CULTURAL ID5TITY1 & POLITICAL SOV]EIGNTY4 ,9 ! =M]1 ,BOOK*9 PLACES NATIONALISM 9 ! L>G] HI/ORICAL CONTEXT ( HUMANITY'S SOCIAL EVOLUTION1 ) ! AIM ( TRANSC5D+ IT1 SUGGE/+ 9/EAD A LIB]T>IAN & COSMOPOLITAN E?ICS ( COMPLEM5T>ITY 9 :I* CULTURAL DIFF]5CES S]VE TO 5HANCE HUMAN UNITY4 ,9 0,AN>*ISM & ,P[] 9 ! ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION0 HE CONFRONTS ! QUE/ION ( P[]1 DESCRIB+ H[ AN>*I/S ?R\<\T HI/ORY HAVE SE5 P[] AS AN ESS5TIALLY NEGATIVE EVIL ?AT MU/ BE DE/ROY$4 ,BOOK*9 CONT5DS ?AT P[] WILL ALWAYS EXI/1 BUT ?AT ! QUE/ION REVOLUTION>IES FACE IS :E!R IT WILL RE/ 9 ! H&S ( ELITES OR BE GIV5 AN EMANCIPATORY 9/ITUTIONAL =M4 

,! CONCLUD+1 PREVI\SLY UNPUBLI%$1 ESSAY 0,! ,FUTURE ( ! ,LEFT0 ASSESSES ! FATE ( ! REVOLUTION>Y PROJECT DUR+ ! TW5TIE? C5TURY1 EXAM9+ ! ,M>XI/ & AN>*I/ TRADITIONS4 ,BOOK*9 >GUES ?AT ,M>XISM REMA9S TRAPP$ BY A LIMIT$ FOCUS ON ECONOMY & IS DEEPLY M>R$ BY ITS LEGACY ( AU?ORIT>IAN /ATISM4 ,AN>*ISM1 BY CONTRA/1 RETA9S A PROBLEMATIC 9DIVIDUALISM ?AT VALORIZES AB/RACT & LIB]AL NOTIONS ( 0AUTONOMY0 OV] A MORE EXPANSIVE NOTION ( FRE$OM1 DUCK+ ?ORNY QUE/IONS AB\T COLLECTIVE P[]1 SOCIAL 9/ITUTIONS1 & POLITICAL /RATEGY4 ,COMMUNALISM RESOLVES ?IS T5SION BY GIV+ FRE$OM CONCRETE 9/ITUTIONAL =M 9 CONF$]AT$ POPUL> ASSEMBLIES4 ,! ESSAY CONCLUDES ) A PASSIONATE DEF5SE ( ! ,5LI<T5M5T & A REM9D] ?AT ITS LEGACY ( DISC]N+ ! 0IS0 FROM ! 0\<T0 /ILL CON/ITUTES ! V]Y CORE ( ! ,LEFT3 CRITIQUE DIRECT$ T[>D UNLOCK+ ! POT5TIALITY ( UNIV]SAL HUMAN FRE$OM4 

,TODAY1 FEW D5Y ! GRIM REALITY ( OV]LAPP+ POLITICAL1 ECONOMIC1 & ECOLOGICAL CRISES ?AT CURR5TLY CONFRONT ! WORLD4 ,YET1 DESPITE 9SPIR+ MOM5TS ( POPUL> \TRAGE & MOBILIZATION1 NO VIABLE ALT]NATIVE SOCIAL VISION HAS EM]G$2 HYP]COMPETITION1 AU/]ITY1 & ECOLOGICAL DEGRADATION M>* ON1 OPPOS$ YET ALSO UN/OPP$4 ,! PRES5T EXHAU/ION ( CONV5TIONAL POLITICS CALLS = BOLD NEW IDEAS ?AT SPEAK TO ! RADICALLY DEMOCRATIC ASPIRATIONS AT ! CORE ( CONTEMPOR>Y GLOBAL MOVEM5TS4 ,BOOK*9'S ,COMMUNALISM CIRCUMV5TS ! /ALEMATE BETWE5 ! /ATE & ! /REET--! FAMILI> OSCILLATION BETWE5 EMP[]+ BUT EPHEM]AL /REET PROTE/ & 5T]+ ! V]Y /ATE 9/ITUTIONS DESIGN$ TO UPHOLD ! PRES5T ORD]4 ,HE EXP&S \R HORIZONS FROM 5DLESSLY OPPOS+ ! V5ALITY ( POLITICIANS & CORPORATE P[] TO A NEW ORGANIZATION ( SOCIETY1 :I* R$EF9ES POLITICS FROM A DETE/$ ?+ DONE TO US TO SOME?+ WE DO \RSELVES1 TOGE!R1 GIV+ SUB/ANCE TO ! T]M 0FRE$OM0 BY ALL[+ US TO TAKE CONTROL ( \R LIVES4 ,BOOK*9 (F]S A VISION ( :AT SU* A TRULY FREE SOCIETY MI<T LOOK LIKE1 & A ROAD MAP CAPABLE ( TRANSPORT+ US !RE4 ,!RE=E1 WE (F] ?IS BOOK ) ! HOPE ?AT ! IDEAS DO NOT LIE DORMANT ON ! PAGE1 BUT 9SPIRE ?\<T & ACTION ?AT 5ABLES US TO MOVE FROM RESI/ANCE TO SOCIAL TRANS=MATION4 

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