Beyond electoralism: Reflections on anarchy, populism, and the crisis of electoral politics

WHITE, Richard, ARAUJO, Erin, FERRETTI, Federico, INCE, Anthony, MASON, Kelvin, MULLENITE, Joshua, PICKERILL, Jenny and ROLLO, Tony (2017). Beyond electoralism: Reflections on anarchy, populism, and the crisis of electoral politics. ACME: An International E-Journal for Critical Geographies, 16 (4), 607-642.

[img]
Preview
PDF
White-BeyondElectoralism(AM).pdf - Accepted Version
Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives.

Download (260kB) | Preview
Official URL: https://www.acme-journal.org/index.php/acme/articl...

Abstract

This paper is comprised of a series of short, conversational or polemical interventions reflecting on the political ‘moment’ that has emerged in the wake of the rise of right-populist politics, particularly in the Global North. We position the UK’s ‘Brexit’ vote and the election of Donald Trump as US President as emblematic of this shift, which has a longer genesis and a wider scale than these events alone. In particular, we draw on anarchist principles and approaches to consider opportunities for re-energising and re-orienting our academic and activist priorities in the wake of these turbulent times. Following a short introductory section, in which we collectively discuss key questions, challenges and tensions, each contributor individually draws from their own research or perspective to explore the possibilities of a politics beyond electoralism.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: anarchism, populism, social movements, voting
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018: Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research
Page Range: 607-642
Depositing User: Sarah Ward
Date Deposited: 06 Dec 2017 15:00
Last Modified: 18 Mar 2021 01:06
URI: https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/17518

Actions (login required)

View Item View Item

Downloads

Downloads per month over past year

View more statistics