{"product_id":"anarchist-cybernetics-control-and-communication-in-radical-politics-9781529208788","title":"Anarchist Cybernetics: Control and Communication","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Occupy, to the Indignados and the Arab Spring, the uprisings that marked the last decade ignited a re-emergence of participatory democracy as a political ideal within organizations. This pioneering book introduces cybernetic thinking to politics and organizational studies to explore the continuing development of this radical idea. With a focus on communication and how alternative social media platforms present new challenges and opportunities for radical organising, it sheds new light on the concepts of self-organization, consensus decision making, individual autonomy and collective identity. Revolutionising the way in which anarchist activists and theorists think about organizations, this unprecedented investigation makes a major contribution to the larger discussion of direct democracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2011: The Year Everything Nothing Changed.  Radical Left Social Movements and Communication Networks  Anarchism and Cybernetics. A Missed Opportunity Revisited Control Part One ~ Tactics, Strategy and Grand Strategy  Control Part Two ~ The Individual and the Collective. Autonomy Through Organisation Communication Part One ~ Noise, Overload and Communication in the Age of Social Media  Communication Part Two ~ Building Alternative Social Media from the Ground Up Anarchist Cybernetics in Practice","brand":"Bristol University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409909719383,"sku":"9781529208788","price":75.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781529208788.jpg?v=1730508409","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/anarchist-cybernetics-control-and-communication-in-radical-politics-9781529208788","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}