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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results74 Connexions Library3 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 3 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 4 Sources Library 3 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryThe Abolition of the State: Anarchist & Marxist Perspectives Price, Wayne Book 2007 Both Anarchists and Marxists believe that it will be possible to do away with the state. But what do they mean by that? What is the state, after all? What institutions, if any, would be necessary ... Against All Odds Diemer, Ulli Article 1985 The shadow haunting the power structure is the danger that those who are controlled will realize they are powerless only so long as they think they are. Once people stop believing they are powerless t... Beyond the Fragments: Feminism and the Making of Socialism  Rowbotham, Sheila; Segal, Lynne; Wainright, Hilary Book 1979 A call for various fractions of the left to unite and work for a socialism through grass-roots activism.
Beyond Voting Knabb, Ken Article 2000 By all means vote if you feel like it. But don't stop there. Real social change requires participation, not representation.
Bound By Power: Intended Consequences Klaehn, Jeffery (ed.) Book These essays focus on how power and ideology work within society. Interviews are with Noam Chomsky, Linda McQuaig, Robert Bertuzzi and others. They speak to the issues of the understanding of power an... Canadian Information Sharing Service: Pilot Copy, February 1976 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1976 The first issue of the Canadian Information Sharing Service publication. The name of the publication was later changed to Connexions and then to Connexions Digest. Changing The Cogs: Activists and the Politics of Technology Martin, Brian Book 1979 What are the best ways to achieve beneficial change in society? Will widespread use of solar energy and other renewable energy sources bring about a good society? What technologies will be promoted by... Connexions: Volume 4, Number 1 - February 1979 - National Security/Securite Nationale Serial Publication (Periodical) 1979 Connexions: Volume 4, Number 5 - October 1979 - Nuclear Energy\Energie Nucleaire Serial Publication (Periodical) 1979 Connexions Digest: Issue 51 - May 1990 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1990 Critique of Nonviolent Politics: From Mahatma Gandhi to the Anti-Nuclear Movement Ryan, Howard Book 1984 Ryan accepts that sometimes nonviolence can be effective, but says that sometimes it is not: "a principled insistence on nonviolence can in some circumstances be dangerous to progressive social moveme... The Death of the State in Marx and Engels Draper, Hal Article 1970 Surveys the thinking of Marx and Engels on the 'dying-away' of the state in socialist (communist) society.
Dual power: Connexipedia Article Article A concept first articulated in an article by Lenin, "The Dual Power," (dvoevlastie) which described a situation in the wake of the February Revolution in which two powers, the workers councils (or Sov... Educating for a Change Arnold, Rick, Burke, Bev, James, Carl, Martin, D'Arcy, Thomas, Barb Book 1991 For the authors of Ecuating for a Change, genuine democracy does not happen solely through our political and educational work. Democratic processes and practices are essential elements in achieving a ... Electric Empire: The Inside Story of Ontario Hydro: The Inside Story of Ontario Hydro McKay, Paul Book 1983 Electric Empire is a close-up look at Ontario Hydro, the second-largest public-owned utility in North America, a giant enterprise presiding over 30,000 employees, 80 generating stations, and 32,000 ki... Energy: The Fleecing of California: Against The Current vol. 91 Sheppard, Barry Article 2001 The root of the electrical power “crisis” in California lies in the 1996 deregulation of the industry by the state government, approved unanimously by both Democrats and Republicans in the state legis... Everything under control, Life in a managed society: New Internationalist April 1985 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1985 A deluge of commercial messages are subtly undermining the consumer's ability to make autonomous decisions. Discussion of why, and how, social control is becoming the norm in Western societies. Four Books on Hegemony and Resistance: Against The Current vol. 120 Vandermeer, John Article 2006 There are times when a key analysis has a wakeup effect. The last year saw the publication of four books that together have a potential of such an event, at least for those U.S. citizens who are motiv... Getting Started on Social Analysis in Canada: Third Edition Czerny, Michael; Swift, Jamie Book 1984 See also CX2933.
Hal Draper on the Two Souls of Socialism: Insights from Hal Draper Article 1990 A comparison of socialism-from-below and socialism-from-above that considers Marx's struggle for socialism through liberal democracy. Hegemony How-To: A Roadmap for Radicals Smucker, Jonathan Book 2017 Hegemony How-To is a practical guide to political struggle for a generation that is deeply ambivalent about questions of power, leadership, and strategy. "Hegemony How-To": Rethinking Activism and Embracing Power: A review of Hegemony How-To: a Roadmap for Radicals, by Jonathan Smucker Levine, Bruce Article 2017 "How many times, I wondered, had I favored a particular action or tactic because I really thought it was likely to change a decision-maker’s position or win over key allies, as opposed to gravitating ... Human Rights: in a time of terror: New Internationalist January/February 2008 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2008 A look at human rights in various countries including women's and sex rights. IMF World Bank More World Less Bank: New Internationalist March 2004 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2004 A look into the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, and what they have done. Interview with Ulli Diemer Diemer, Ulli; Orchard, Jeff Article 1990 Jeff Orchard interviews Ulli Diemer about socialism, capitalism, life, and social change. Inventing the People: The Rise of Popular Sovereignity in England and America Morgan, Edmund S. Book 1989 The author makes the case that the United States has remained politically stable because the Founding Fathers invented the idea of the American people and used it to impose a government on the new nat... The Key to Happiness That No One -- Not Even the Happiness Gurus -- Are Discussing Lappe, Frances Moore Article 2009 There's just one pathway to happiness in which this deep, human need for power is given pride of place: democracy. By this I mean democracy as a living practice that enables us to have a real say in e... Man for Himself: An Inguiry into the Psychology of Ethics Fromm, Erich Book 1969 Fromm reaffirms the validity of humanistic ethics, to show that our knowledge of human nature does not lead to ethical relativism but, on the contrary, to the conviction that the sources of norms for ... Manual for Revolutionary Leaders Michael Velli. Compiled and edited by Lorraine and Fredy Perlman Book 1972 A devious satire aimed at Leninists, Trotskyists, Maoists, and vanguardists of all stripes.
Marx, theoretician of anarchism Rubel, Maximilien Article 1973 Under the name communism, Marx developed a theory of anarchism; and further, in fact it was he who was the first to provide a rational basis for the anarchist utopia and to put forward a project for a... Media Think Winter, James Book 2000 Increasingly the news media are owned by a small group of very large corporations with extensive interests outside the industry, run by the corporate elite.Winter argues that instead of offering diver... Men's Work: How to Stop the Violence that Tears Our Lives Apart Kivel, Paul Book 1992 Helps men understand the spectrum of male violence and contains helpful exercises so they can make alternatives to violence. Morality Policing Monbiot, George Article 2010 The police treat protests and festivals as a threat to their power. More Unequal: Aspects of Class in the United States Yates, Michael (ed.) Book 2007 Yates looks at class from a global vantage point integrating discussions of race, gender, and class, and the emergence of an international capitalist class. The Myth of Male Power: Why Men Are the Disposable Sex Farrell, Warren Book 1993 Farrell's blunt manner breaks through the sterotypical white middle-class conventions of victim-obsessed sentimentality that has paralyzed mainstream feminism. He forces us to see our everyday world f... Nature, science & power: Questions need to be asked... Riordon, Michael Website 2014 Here many questions will be asked, some answers attempted. This blog connects to a new book: Bold Scientists: dispatches from the battle for honest science, published in 2014 by Between the Lines. The No-Nonsense Guide to Democracy Swift, Richard Book 2002 Ths book explores how democracy is constricted and deformed by economic power-brokers and a self-serving political class. Oil Pipelines Pipeline cowboys: New Internationalist October 2003 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2003 A look at the world's dependence on oil and how Costa Rica has taken strides to break their dependence on the industry. Discussion on the oil industry's effects on different parts of the world. On Describing the Other Malik, Kenan Article 2012 My criticism is not primarily about Judith Butler’s style; it is principally about the substance of her arguments and, more broadly, of poststructuralist arguments. I am not opposed to ‘difficult’ wri... On Revolution Arendt, Hannah Book 1963 Arendt examines the American, French, and Russian revolutions and draws conclusions about the meaning of revolution. Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - May 21, 2015: A Healthier Planet Diemer, Ulli (editor); Rickwood, Darien Yawching (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 With the start of the growing season in much of the Northern hemisphere, Other Voices digs up articles and resources related to urban agriculture and local food production. Urban agriculture - growing... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - June 18, 2015: Corruption Diemer, Ulli (editor); Richwood, Darien Yawching (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 Corruption - or at least some types of corruption - are much in the news, with the ongoing scandals in the Canadian Senate and the recent U.S. targeting of the Swiss-based football federation FIFA for... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - July 22, 2017: Secrecy and Power Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2017 Secrecy is a weapon the powerful use against their enemies: us. This issue of Other Voices explores the relationship of secrecy and power. People or Personnel and Like a Conquered Province Goodman, Paul Book 1968 Goodman offers his analysis of what is wrong with American society, and what could be done about it. Perspectives On Power: Reflections on Human Nature and the Social Order Chomsky, Noam Book 1997 Chomsky sets down his thoughts on topics ranging from language and human nature, to the Middle East and East Timor. Postcolonial Theory and the Specter of Capital Chibber, Vivek Book 2013 Against the thesis that Western subalterns are made of different stuff, Chibber argues that human beings are, at their core, not that different across contexts. The winds of history and culture may ch... Postmodernism, the Academic Left, and the Crisis of Capitalism Rechtenwalk, Michael Article 2013 Over the past fifty years, postmodern theory — an umbrella term generally used to refer to such diverse theoretical movements and paradigms as post-structuralism, Lacanian psychoanalysis, deconstructi... The Poverty of Power: Energy and the Economic Crisis Commoner, Barry Book 1976 Commoner argues that the environmental, energy, and economic crises are interconnected. The industries that use the most energy have the highest negative impact on the environment; the focus on non-re... Power and Terror: Post 9-11 talks and interviews Chomsky, Noam Book 2003 Chomsky presents his latest thinking on terrorism, U.S. foreign policy, and the meaning and true impact of militarism in the world today. Beginning with the fundamental principle that the exercise of ... Power and Terror: Conflict, Hegemony, and the Rule of Force Chomsky, Noam Book 2011 This updated and revised edition explores the dynamics of power relationships and international negotiations, and the use of terror between the Western countries and the nations of the Middle East in ... Pragmatics of Community Organization: First Edition Lee, Bill Book 1986 Information on how to plan action, how to organize meetings, how to train participants for action, how to negotiate, and how to end a particular exercise in community organization. Putting Power in its Place: Create Community Control! Plant, Judith; Plant, Christopher Book 1992 Essays arguing for the devolution of government and putting forward workdable models, many of them tested in practice, of how we might restructure society to better represent the full diversity of its... Radical Mass Media Criticism: A Cultural Geneology Berry, David, Theobald, John eds Book Examines the thinkers who have reacted against the increasing media power. From the critiqes of the corrupt press during the First World War, an analysis of the relationship between public opinion an... Reinventing power: People take control: New Internationalist September 2003 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2003 A look at democracy and power in countries including Mexico, South Africa and Thailand. The Role of Power in Nonviolent Struggle Sharp, Gene Article 1990 "Nonviolent action . . . is capable of wielding great power even against ruthless rulers and military regimes," writes Sharp, "because it attacks the most vulnerable characteristic of all hierarchical... Socialism and Revolution Gorz, Andre Book 1967 Representative democracy in every industrially advanced country is in a state of profound crisis. But we have been accustomed for so long to accept democracy in the form of its outward appearances and... State of Power 2014 Article 2014 A report with iinfographics and essays that expose and analyse the principal power-brokers that have caused financial, economic, social and ecological crises worldwide. Supremacy, oppression, and power Diemer, Ulli Article 2015 It is the structures of domination and power, that create racism, sexism, etc., in order to justify the existence of unequal wealth, power and the oppression that goes with them. Racism didn't create ... Three Things Young People Should Know to Save the World: Know Your Rights! SWANSON, David Article 2013 Old people should know these things too. Energy seems better invested in trying to teach them to young people who have less to unlearn in the process. Toronto Collective Statement: Autonomy and Power Relations Within the Working Class Article 1976 A statement written in June 1976 by some members of the former Struggle Against Work Collective. Transforming Power: From the Personal to the Political Rebick, Judy Book 2009 Rebick champions new ways of achieving political goals by emphasizing co-operation and consensus over confrontation and partisanship. Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky Chomsky, Noam; edited by Peter R. Mitchell and John Schoeffel Book 2001 In a series of enlightening and wide-ranging discussions, all published here for the first time, Chomsky radically reinterprets the events of the past three decades, covering topics from foreign polic... We are everywhere: The irresistable rise of global anticapitalism Notes from Nowhere Collective Book 2003 Global voices presenting alternative visions of democracy.
We Make the Road By Walking: Conversations on education and social change Horton, Myles; Freire, Paulo Book 1990 Horton, the founder of the Highlander Folk School, and Freire, a Brazilian education leader, are from two different backgrounds, but their shared views on the use of participatory education in bringin... Wealth, Income, and Power Domhoff, G. William Article 2005 This document presents details on the wealth and income distributions in the United States, and explains how we can use these two distributions as power indicators. When Corporations Rule the World Korten, David Book 1995 Kortens' book is an examination of the growth of corporate power from its beginnings in the 17th and 18th to its entrenchment in American society in the 19th. Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesChomsky.info The Noam Chomsky Web site.
Marxists Internet Archive Large archive of the writings of Marx and Engels and of others in the Marxist tradition. Searchable.
New Internationalist New Internationalist reports on issues of world poverty and inequality. We focus attention on the unjust relationship between the powerful and the powerless worldwide in the fight for global justice. Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryThe City in History Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects Mumford, Lewis 1961 Beginning with an interpretation of the origin and nature of the city, Mumford follows the city's development from Egypt and Mesopotamia through Greece, Rome, and the Middle Ages to the modern world. It's All About Power and Control Why Marriages Fall Apart and What it Takes to Put them Back Together Again Quantz, Norm 2010 It#s All About Power And Control shows how couples develop deep, fulfilling, and close relationships. Quantz shows the reader how to recognize abuse, and just as important, how to change the dynamic i... Secrecy and Power Introduction to the July 22, 2017 issue of Other Voices Diemer, Ulli 2017 It is one of the essential attributes of power that it insists on secrecy. Or, more precisely, those who wield power over others routinely claim that the details of what they do, and why they do it, a... From the Connexions ArchivesHuman Development Council Organization profile published 1981 Organization 1981 The St. John Human Development Council is an effort at social planning and coordination that is non-governmental and broadly based in the community. Marxists Internet Archive Website Large archive of the writings of Marx and Engels and of others in the Marxist tradition. Searchable. New Internationalist Serial Publication (Periodical) New Internationalist reports on issues of world poverty and inequality. We focus attention on the unjust relationship between the powerful and the powerless worldwide in the fight for global justice. |
