Paolo Gerbaudo is a cultural and political sociologist and a lecturer in digital culture and society at King's College London. He is the author of Tweets and the Streets, a book about social media and activism published by Pluto press in October, 2012 and of the forthcoming The Mask and the Flag.
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Published in: digitaLibertiesDigital parties on the rise: a mass politics for the era of platformsThe old party system appears in serious distress, faced with challengers using digital technology as a means to achieve the utopian goal of a more democratic society.
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaPopulismo sin líderes: el surgimiento del "ciudadanismo"¿Es el populismo de izquierdas la mejor respuesta al populismo de derechas? Entrevista con Paolo Gerbaudo sobre "ciudadanismo" – el movimiento político que define a esta generación. English
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Populism with no leaders: the rise of 'citizenism' and how to understand itIs left-wing populism the best response to right-wing populism? An interview with Paolo Gerbaudo on 'citizenism' - the defining political movement of this generation. Español
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Published in: HomePost-neoliberalism and the politics of sovereigntyThe crisis of neoliberal globalisation has made the issue of sovereignty the centre of contemporary political discourse. If the Left is to conquer post-neoliberal hegemony it has to construct a progressive view of sovereignty.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Podemos: radical blueprint for democratic reformIglesias' party proposes a radical opening up of the state through citizen participation in decision-making, and administration as a weapon against oligarchic power.
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Published in: HomeParticipatory representation: an interview with Paolo GerbaudoFor too long we have regarded participation and representation as mutually exclusive concepts. From the Squares and Beyond partnership.