debating progressive politics in Europe and beyond
We know information technologies are broadening the channels of political participation (Obama’s election in 2008, the Arab Spring, the Spanish Indignados movement, Occupy Wall Street, etc.). What is less apparent —and I would argue even more consequential— is the fact they are restructuring the economic fabric of societies —particularly in advanced economies. The political effects [...]
Mutualism may be a useful alternative model for public services and private companies but the left must go wider and deeper than that particular model. Social democrats need to embrace the Big Society idea and extend it into the economic realm. In his essay for this series, William Davies makes the observation that while the Government [...]
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