Gabriel Popham

Gabriel Popham is studying for a PhD in social anthropology at the University of Sussex. He is a member of the "Monetary Sovereignty" research group at the Hamburg Institute for Social Research, and his work focuses on solidarity economy and grassroots political movements.

No alternative to sustainable agriculture: how community-supported farms show the way to food security in an uncertain world

“It's easy for many people to run with the idea that we don't need neighbours. The cynicism in some people is the feeling that there's a default position that we will go back to. I'm not so sure about that.”

By Gabriel Popham

/ 27 Apr 2020

No alternative to sustainable agriculture: how community-supported farms show the way to food security in an uncertain world

Bringing government to the people: a citizens' assembly to democratise policy-making

People’s demand for greater popular sovereignty must be taken seriously – talking to the Belgian MP for Agora.

By Gabriel Popham

/ 9 Oct 2019

Bringing government to the people: a citizens' assembly to democratise policy-making

Brexit: whose will, which public?

Taking part in public life is a deeply affective process, at once personal and collective, and social media might just help us bridge the gap between the two.

By Gabriel Popham

/ 5 Mar 2018

Brexit: whose will, which public?

Taking part in public life is a deeply affective process, at once personal and collective, and social media might just help us bridge the gap between the two.

By Gabriel Popham

/ 5 Mar 2018

Brexit Britain: are we all haunted by collapse?

“The EU is literally following in the steps of the Soviet Union. I’ve been thinking about it since everything started with Greece… Britain will be the first country.” Part two.

By Gabriel Popham

/ 4 Mar 2018

Brexit Britain: are we all haunted by collapse?

“The EU is literally following in the steps of the Soviet Union. I’ve been thinking about it since everything started with Greece… Britain will be the first country.” Part two.

By Gabriel Popham

/ 4 Mar 2018

Clashing scales in Brexit Britain, or why we just can’t get along

The first of three essays contemplating the “complete reimagination of politics” which is the drama of Brexit.

By Gabriel Popham

/ 3 Mar 2018

Clashing scales in Brexit Britain, or why we just can’t get along

The first of three essays contemplating the “complete reimagination of politics” which is the drama of Brexit.

By Gabriel Popham

/ 3 Mar 2018

Solidarity with Europe as 100,000 march on the UK parliament

European progressives are clear that the EU’s demise would spell disaster for its citizens, and yet, nothing short of a complete transformation can pull it back from the brink.

By Gabriel Popham

/ 28 Mar 2017

Solidarity with Europe as 100,000 march on the UK parliament

European progressives are clear that the EU’s demise would spell disaster for its citizens, and yet, nothing short of a complete transformation can pull it back from the brink.

By Gabriel Popham

/ 28 Mar 2017