Guerrilla Democracy
Mobile Power and Revolution in the 21st Century
By Peter Bloom, Owain Smolović Jones and Jamie Woodcock
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978-1529205640Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University PressISBN
978-1529205619Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University PressISBN
978-1529205671Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University PressISBN
978-1529205671Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University Press
Guerrilla Democracy
The liberating promise of big data and social media to create more responsive democracies and workplaces is overshadowed by a nightmare of election meddling, privacy invasion, fake news and an exploitative gig economy.
Yet, while regressive forces spread disinformation and hate, 'guerrilla democrats' continue to foster hope and connection through digital technologies.
This book offers an in-depth analysis of platform-based radical movements, from the online coalitions of voters and activists to the Deliveroo and Uber strikes. Combining cutting edge theories with empirical research, it makes an invaluable contribution to the emerging literature on the relationship between technology and society.
"In our darkening times of a climate emergency and efforts by global elites to truncate democracy, this book is an indispensable tool for finding hope and solidarity in digital activism’s myriad forms." Tithi Bhattacharya, Purdue University
"Politics has been infected, and it has a serious case of guerrilla democracy. This wide-ranging new study looks at how activists draw on digital technologies to resist neoliberalism and create alternatives." André Spicer, City, University of London
Peter Bloom is Professor of Management at the University of Essex.
Owain Smolović Jones is Senior Lecturer in the Department of People and Organisations at the Open University.
Jamie Woodcock is Senior Lecturer in the Department of People and Organisations at the Open University.
1. Introducing Mobile Power and Guerrilla Politics
2. Mobile Power
3. The Spread of Viral Politics
4. Infectious Domination, Contagious Revolutions
5. Guerrilla Democracy
6. Radical (Im)materialism
7. Organic Leadership for Liquid Times
8. Mobile Organizing in the 21st Century
