Saturday, October 27, 2012

Sociological paper; looks good?

http://isaconf.confex.com/isaconf/forum2012/webprogram/Paper24203.html

In their forward for social change, political action is understood through their own practices of collaborative creation and the commons as their principal value (economic and moral). They do not see themselves as “militants” or even as “activists” (although some participate in movements like the 15M)  because they move on horizontal network structures of sharing that opposite the classic conception of social movement as which links together structural organization, collective identity and political goals.
This case study, situated mainly in Spain, offers an example of new forms of mobilization that question the current frameworks of  “social movement”, an de-centre the focus of analysis from the organized “political action” to the everyday practices that entails to look at materiality, space, sociality and expectations of future.

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   I think this must have been originally written in Spanish, as it's a bit tricky to read. Hopefully the english translation will be good.

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