Book review – Beyond Capitalism: Building Democratic Alternatives for Today and the Future

Jeff Shantz and Jose Brendan Macdonald (eds), Beyond Capitalism: Building Democratic Alternatives for Today and the Future (New York, NY, London, New Delhi and Sydney: Bloomsbury, 2013). [Note: I accidentally agreed to do this book review before realising the journal, Political Science, isn't open access. The text is below, and the citation is: Sky Croeser, … Continue reading Book review – Beyond Capitalism: Building Democratic Alternatives for Today and the Future

Anarchist and anti-capitalist approaches to feminism

At the first AdaCamp, I noticed that quite a few participants were talking about a politics of openness, drawing on their experiences of 'open stuff' (primarily free and open source software politics), but without necessarily having the background to connect this to other political threads that might be relevant. This is understandable: not only are … Continue reading Anarchist and anti-capitalist approaches to feminism

Our collaborative feminist organisations should be critical of capitalism or they will probably be bullshit

This is a response, kind of, to Amelia Greenhall's excellent post on Starting your own b(r)and, an incredibly detailed and useful outline of Greenhall's experience working with Model View Culture. This isn't meant to be a critique. Greenhall has been generous in sharing her knowledge, and I mostly just want to expand on the first … Continue reading Our collaborative feminist organisations should be critical of capitalism or they will probably be bullshit