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The Greek referendum has highlighted the challenges of translating ideas and demands from the squares into policy. Today discussions about the impact of neoliberalism and future of democracy are all around us. The squares movements face enormous challenges in shaping wider political and policy processes, but given recent events whether in Greece, Latin America or Yerevan, it is clear that they are far from ephemeral and that there is always the possibility that movements return to the squares. We invite you to join the debate. Armine Ishkanian, our LSE host, introduces the project...»
A conversation between activists in Armenia and Turkey, on what they can learn from each other, protesting, nationalism, symbolism, the media, and Nor Zartonk. Read on»
A medley of voices from the Day Two debrief on the LSE seminar. Listen»
The Turkish general elections of June 2015 yielded two important results exposing the social transformations that have occurred in the last few years. Read on»
Since 2010, protests sparked by civic initiatives have become very common in Armenia’s capital Yerevan and, to a lesser extent, in the smaller cities of Gyumri and Vanadzor. Read on»
Get your overview of the event: Squares and Beyond storified. Read on»
On the eve of the 2015 Greek bailout referendum, Robin McAlpine of Scotland’s Common Weal and researcher Christina Psarra from Greece, sat down to discuss radicalized generations, alternative spaces, and the need for solidarity. Read on»
Greek and Spanish activists advise against too much faith in political parties. Read on»
In this exclusive interview, the Hong Kong student protest leader Joshua Wong tells us why his struggle for democracy isn’t over. But he's not without his critics within the movement. Read on»
Armine Ishkanian and Marlies Glasius reflect on their research and their hopes for this event. Read on»
"What I am doing is fighting enclosure. This way of objectifying reality, of not being ‘with’ things, not being with nature, not being with the earth, not being with the ‘other’…" Tim Flitcroft in interview. Read on»
I think we see four different pathways to failure in the Arab uprisings which are well worth examining. Read on»
Resisters from Egypt, Turkey and Tunisia came together on Gezi Radyo to compare experiences, discuss ways to cooperate and debate how to build a better future. Listen»
Stephanie Erin Brewer, Noam Titelman and Jean Tible in conversation about whether we are on the eve of a richer, two-way relationship between their continent and Europe. Read on»
A glimpse of refugee movements in Berlin and Los Angeles. Read on»
How did Spain's activist-politicians first get onto the ballot paper? Spain's media should take note - through their roots in prominent local struggles and willingness to spearhead radical democratic participation. Read on»
By de-demonizing the signifier ‘communism’ we can open new ways to think about the explosive combination of popular actors questioning the legitimacy of democracy and the figure of the State. Read on in English» and Español»
The radical left has grown from a few tiny bubbles into a network capable of winning the Labour leadership. To win the country, it must keep expanding. Read on»
“The fight for the square is turning people into something new, whatever one thinks of what can happen after…”, a conversation with Annalena di Giovanni. From the oD archive»
On playing by the rules – the strange success of #OccupyWallStreet From the oD archive»
Certain tropes of struggle are spreading mimetically between movements against poverty, corruption and austerity measures. The Tahrir Square meme has been taken up across Africa, the Middle East and Europe. From the oD archive»
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