Mask and the flag : the rise of anarchopopulism in global protest

From The Arab Spring To The Spanish Indignados, From Occupy Wall Street In New York To Nuit Debout In Paris, Contemporary Protest Bears The Mark Of Citizenism, A Libertarian And Participatory Brand Of Populism Which Appeals To Ordinary Citizens Outraged At The Arrogance Of Political And Financial Elites In The Wake Of The Great Recession. This Book Draws On 140 Interviews With Activists And Participants In Occupations And Demonstrations To Explore The New Politics Nurtured By The 'movement Of The Squares' Of 2011-16 And Its Reflection Of An Exceptional Phase Of Crisis And Social Transformation. Gerbaudo Demonstrates How, In Waging A Unifying Struggle Against A Perceived Oligarchy, Today's Movements Combine The Neo-anarchist Ethos Of Horizontality And Leaderlessness Inherited From The Anti-globalisation Movement, And A Resurgent Populist Demand For Full Popular Sovereignty And The Reclamation Of Citizenship Rights. He Analyses The Manifestation Of This Ideology Through The Signature Tactics Of These Upheavals, Including Protest Camps In Public Squares, Popular Assemblies And Social Media Activism. And He Charts Its Political Ramifications From Podemos In Spain To Bernie Sanders In The Us, Revealing How The Central Square Occupations Have Been Foundational To Current Movements For Radical Democracy Worldwide. Movements In The Crisis Of Neoliberalism -- Anarchism, Populism, Democracy -- The 99 Per Cent And The Indignant Citizen -- From The Global To The National -- Social Media And Citizens' Mobilisation -- The Camp And The Agora -- The People's Parliament -- The Assault On The Institutions. Paolo Gerbaudo. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 259-302) And Index. Cover 1 Half-title 3 Title 5 Copyright 6 Contents 7 Lists of Tables, Figures, and Images 9 Acknowledgements 11 Introduction 13 1. Movements in the Crisis of Neoliberalism 41 2. Anarchism, Populism, Democracy 73 3. The 99 per cent and the Indignant Citizen 101 4. From the Global to the National 125 5. Social Media and Citizens’ Mobilisation 147 6. The Camp and the Agora 169 7. The People’s Parliament 193 8. The Assault on the Institutions 219 Conclusion: After the Democratic Awakening 245 Appendix 261 List of Interviewees 265 Selected Movement Documents 271 Notes 273 Bibliography 303 Index 315 The populist turn to street protest and the reasons behind its global resurgence are the twin themes of this timely analysis