Contemporary Left-Wing Activism Vol 1

1. Introduction - Democracy and Participation: Liberal, Leftist and Socialist Perspectives - John M. Roberts Section 1: Political Culture and Public Spheres of the Left 2. Organizing ATTAC! Organization and Political Culture of ATTAC in Italy - Emanuele Achino, 3. Tekel Resistance in Turkey: The Making of the Proletarian Public Sphere - Gulden Ozcan, 4. Refuse, Resist, Revolt: Cognitive Capitalism and the Struggle for the General Intellect - Andre Pusey, Section 2: The State and Social Movements 5. Peasant Revolts and Political Change in St. Lucia: The Rise and Fall of Peasant Movements 1952/1957 and 1992/1997 - Tennyson S. D. Joseph, 6. The Return of the Left? Post-crisis Social Movements, Anti-austerity Activism and Social Policy in the UK - Gregory White 7. Social Movements, Media Activism and Parliamentary Organization: A Brief History of Podemos - Marcello Gisondi 8. Twenty-first Century British Anti-capitalism - Joseph Ibrahim Section 3: The State and Leftist Parliamentary Politics 9. Prejudice on the Doorstep: Labour Activists Talk Immigration - David Bates, 10. Reviving popular Sovereigntism: The French Radical Left and the Nation-state - Enrico Reuter, 11. The European Radical Left: Transformation and Political Change - Marco Damiani