social movements

Accounts, overviews and histories of movements for social change.

Students and workers from the Sorbonne and elsewhere march

Students and workers from the Sorbonne and elsewhere march

The Subversion of Politics: European Autonomous Social Movements and the Decolonization of Everyday Life - George Katsiaficas

Katsiaficas develops a new theory of freedom and autonomy that redefines the…

Contemporary illustration of the Rebecca rioters

Paternalism and rural protest: the Rebecca riots - Lowri Ann Rees

A detailed analysis and account of the Rebecca riots in south-west Wales, 1839-1843, examining the…

Contemporary cartoon of the Rebecca riots

The Rebecca riots, 1839-43 - Jon Bauckham

A short account of the successful protest movement in Wales against excessive road tolls, when locals would wear dresses and blacken their faces…

A brief history of the Spanish anarchist refugees and immigrants in Australia

An illustrated account of Spanish anarchist exiles in Australia, including their productive collaborations with Australian - and other exiled - anarchists.

The Gay Liberation Front: Come Out Interview

An interview with some early members of the Gay Liberation Front about what the potential for Gay Liberation, its challenges and its relations to…

Registering to vote in the 2016 Labour leadership election raised £4,588,525.

Thoughts on the movement, or why we still don't even Corbyn - Joseph Kay and Ed Goddard

It’s a lonely world these days for an anti-parliamentary socialist with all politics seeming to have…

The Provos: Amsterdam's anarchist revolt - Richard Kempton

A book written by Richard Kempton on the 1960s Dutch Provo movement.

Black Lives Matter and The Race Question

An outline for my blog on the BLM movement, it's rise to prominence, and the race question. I give a detailed idea of where I think the BLM…

Women in the Montgomery bus Boycott

More than a seat on the bus - Danielle McGuire

Excellent account of the Montgomery bus boycott, a key moment in the civil rights movement. In particular it demolishes the popular myth…

Autoworkers and the working class in Brazil - John Humphrey

An analysis of the strike waves of the late-1970s Brazilian working-class movement, and the…

"They all must go: government of the workers and community assemblies".

Interview with Cuadernos de Negación

English translation of a written interview with Argentinian communist group, Cuadernos de Negación (Negation Notebooks), discussing the recent…

On the United States and social movements: interview with Noam Chomsky

This recent interview with Noam Chomsky in Boston is part of a more general inquiry into social…