Grassroots Politics Flourish In Greek Turmoil | The New Significance from Social Network Unionism by OrsanSenalp The #SpanishRevolution discussed at IN3, Barcelona from media/anthropology by John Postill Quick notes in preparation for a discussion that will use an op-ed by Manuel Castells, one blog post by Pedro Silverio Moreno, and two other short pieces, as … Read more
A protester kicks a police officer. Panagiotis Tzamaros/ AFP/ Getty Images More photos here: Photos: Street protests rock Greece “Greece burns ? when will Europe stop fiddling?” by Andrew Watt from Social Europe Journal » Blogs by Andrew Watt Greece is visibly descending into a major political and social crisis. Violent demonstrations on the streets. … Read more
Five reasons why Europe is cracking up, José Ignacio Torreblanca from open Democracy News Analysis – by José Ignacio Torreblanca In Germany, France and Italy, but also in many other places, we find ourselves confronted with a generation of leaders ever more shortsighted and given over to electioneering: among them, none speak to Europe nor … Read more