From the Streets to the State: Changing the World by Taking Power (SUNY series in New Political Science)

ISBN 10: 1438470282 / ISBN 13: 9781438470283

Published by SUNY Press, 2019

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: From the Streets to the State: Changing the World by Taking Power (SUNY series in New Political Science)
• Publisher: SUNY Press
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1438470282
• ISBN 13: 9781438470283
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Fine

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Synopsis

Blends academic and activist perspectives to explore recent emancipatory struggles to win and transform state power.

For decades, emancipatory struggles have been deeply influenced by the slogan "Change the world without taking power." Amid growing social inequalities and the return of right-wing authoritarianism, however, many now recognize the limits of disengaging from government and the state. From the Streets to the State chronicles many diverse and exciting projects to not only take state power but to fundamentally change it. A blend of scholars and activists explore issues like the nonsectarian relationships between new radical left parties, egalitarian social movements, and labor movements in Greece, Germany, Spain, Portugal, and Turkey. Contributors discuss municipal campaigns based in popular assemblies, solidarity economies, and independent political organizations fighting for racial, gender, and economic justice in cities such as Jackson, Vancouver, and Newcastle. This volume also studies the lessons learned from the Pink Tide in Latin America as well as the social movements of racialized and gendered workers transforming human rights across the United States. Finally, the book offers case studies from around the world surveying the role of state workers and public sector unions in radically democratizing public administration through coalitions between the providers and users of public services.

About the Author

Paul Christopher Gray teaches political science and labor studies at Brock University, Canada.