A new politics from the left
By: Hilary Wainwright
Series: Radical futures
Publisher: Polity Press
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 146
ISBN-13: 9781509523627; 9781509523634
Subjects: Liberalism; Democracy; Right and left (Political science)
Description: "Millions passionately desire a viable alternative to austerity and neoliberalism, but they are sceptical of traditional leftist top-down solutions. In this urgent polemic, Hilary Wainwright argues that this requires a new politics for the left that comes from the bottome up, based on participatory democracy and the everyday knowledge and creativity of each individual. Political leadership should be about facilitation and partnership, not expert domination or paternalistic rule. Wainwright uses lessons from recent movements and experiments to build a radical future vision that will be an inspiration for activists and radicals everywhere."--Backcover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A new politics of knowledge; title: The new politics in practice; title: From cells to transitions.