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Wars of position: folk-politics, counter-hegemony, and the cooperative movement

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Ephemera: theory & politics in organization, Volume: 24, Issue: 2, Pages: 85 - 115

Swansea University Author: Matt Wilson Orcid Logo

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Abstract

Interest in alternative forms of organising has been growing within a number of academic disciplines – inspired largely by the horizontal/prefigurative turn in recent social movement praxis. This prefigurative praxis, however, has been subject to a growing critique from those defending a more vertic...

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Published in: Ephemera: theory & politics in organization
ISSN: 1473-2866
Published: Ephemera Editorial Collective 2024
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63211
Abstract: Interest in alternative forms of organising has been growing within a number of academic disciplines – inspired largely by the horizontal/prefigurative turn in recent social movement praxis. This prefigurative praxis, however, has been subject to a growing critique from those defending a more vertical form of radical politics; these critics argue that the fragmented world of prefigurative praxis is incapable of developing a coherent counter-hegemonic strategy capable of replacing capitalism. Whilst questioning elements of such critiques, I suggest here that prefigurative social movements have indeed struggled to build on their early successes. Listening to both vertical and horizontal positions, I suggest critical organisation scholars need to consider organisational forms which can address the concerns of each side; as such, I suggest the cooperative movement offers an invaluable tool through which we can develop a counter-hegemonic war of position.
Item Description: https://ephemerajournal.org/contribution/wars-position-folk-politics-counter-hegemony-and-cooperative-movement-0
Keywords: alternative forms of organisation, prefiguration, horizontal organising, vertical organising, counter, hegemony, war of position, cooperative movement
College: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Issue: 2
Start Page: 85
End Page: 115

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