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From: Nick Buxton <nicholasbuxton at gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 12:28 AM
Subject: [NetworkedLabour] Fwd: State of Power 2016: essays on democracy by
Varoufakis, Bello and others
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Hi folks, There are some good essays in here that I am sure will be of
interest to folk in this list. Best wishes, Nick

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Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 09:33:32 +0100
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State of Power 2016 report
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TNI is proud to present its fifth annual State of Power 2016 report. This
year we  explore the intersect of power and democracy, with essays by
prominent and new activists and academics - including an exclusive
interview with former Greek Finance Minister, Yanis Varoufakis. See a
summary of all the essays below or download the full report  here »
<https://www.tni.org/en/publication/state-of-power-2016>

<https://www.tni.org/en/publication/democracy-power-and-sovereignty-in-todays-europe>

Democracy, power and sovereignty in today’s Europe

Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis argues that the nation-state
is dead and democracy in the EU has been replaced by a toxic algorithmic
depoliticisation that, if it is not confronted, will lead to depression,
disintegration and possibly war. He calls for a launch of a pan-European
movement to democratise Europe, to save it before it is too late. Read the
interview »
<https://www.tni.org/en/publication/democracy-power-and-sovereignty-in-todays-europe>

<https://www.tni.org/en/publication/democracy-power-and-sovereignty-in-todays-europe>

Democracy is dead: Long live democracies!

*An introduction to State of Power 2016 by Hilary Wainright.* Building a
real democracy in the face of corporate and financial power will require a
rethinking of power and agency, unleashing the creative, experimental,
knowledge-sharing and emancipatory approaches of social movements.
Read more »
<https://www.tni.org/en/publication/democracy-is-dead-long-live-democracies>

<https://www.tni.org/en/article/davos-and-its-danger-to-democracy>

Davos and its danger to Democracy

We are increasingly entering a world where gatherings such as Davos are not
laughable billionaire playgrounds, but rather the future of global
governance. Read more »
<https://www.tni.org/en/article/davos-and-its-danger-to-democracy>

<https://www.tni.org/en/publication/who-does-the-world-economic-forum-really-represent>

Who does the World Economic Forum really represent?

TNI takes a close look at the World Economic Forum’s Board to see who they
represent, their economic interests and political beliefs. Might this be
the future of global governance? Read briefing »
<https://www.tni.org/en/publication/who-does-the-world-economic-forum-really-represent>
|  View Infographic » <http://davosclass.tni.org/>

A global post-democratic order <https://www.tni.org/node/22744>
Leigh Phillips

In the era of globalisation, the steady removal of decision-making from
democratic chambers by EU elites is serving as a blueprint for
post-democratic governance around the world. Progressives must be ambitious
and start putting forward ideas for a democratic world government as a
viable alternative. Read more » <https://www.tni.org/node/22744>

Economics as ideology: challenging expert political power
<https://www.tni.org/node/22746>
Elaine Coburn

Economics often appears boring, but this narrow, mostly male dominated
profession decides on matters intimately bound up with questions of power,
democracy and vital matters of health, education, social welfare and the
environment. Meaningful democracy requires the participation of ordinary
people in economic debates, so that they can shape their own lives in
solidarity with others.  Read more » <https://www.tni.org/node/22746>

The tyranny of global finance <https://www.tni.org/node/22747/>
Walden Bello

Against all expectations, financial capital has emerged even stronger
after the financial crisis having staved off regulation and putting the
blame on public spending. But its victory is likely a pyrrhic one as a new
crisis looms, one in which the global public could learn from victories
such as reforms in Iceland and finally reassert its control over money. Read
more » <https://www.tni.org/node/22747/>

Multi-stakeholderism: a corporate push for a new form of global governance
<https://www.tni.org/node/22749/>
Harris Gleckman

The World Economic Forum’s Global Redesign Initiative is perhaps the best
reflection of how corporations and other elites envision the future of
governance. It calls for marginalising intergovernmental decision-making
with a system of multi-stakeholder governance, but what does this mean for
democracy, accountability and the rule of law? Read more »
<https://www.tni.org/node/22749/>

Case study: nutrition and food – how government for and of the people
became government for and by the TNCs <https://www.tni.org/node/22750>
Flavio Luiz Schieck Valente

Advocating multistakeholderism in the area of food and nutrition has been
one of the main strategies for advancing a pro-corporate agricultural
agenda that results in dispossession of small-scale farmers. Read more »
<https://www.tni.org/node/22750>

“To change the heart and soul”: How elites contained the global climate
justice movement <https://www.tni.org/node/22751>
Herbert Docena

Corporate executives and climate skeptics that mobilise against strong
international climate change agreements have rightly been the focus of
attention of many people concerned about the climate crisis. But another
group of elites—those who actually believe in climate change —may
paradoxically have done more to block effective solutions to the crisis. Read
more » <https://www.tni.org/node/22751>

Precarity, power and democracy <https://www.tni.org/node/22734>
Tom George

The increasingly precarious nature of work and life poses a serious threat
to democracy as it undermines our social fabric, atomizes individuals and
seeks to personalize blame for economic insecurity. What potential is there
for ‘the precariat’ to become a new kind of social movement with a
collective vision to reimagine contemporary life? Read more »
<https://www.tni.org/node/22734>

Freedom technologists and the future of global justice
<https://www.tni.org/node/22730>
John Postill

In the wake of early 2010s upheavals such as the Arab Spring, Spain’s
indignados, or the global Occupy movement, many commentators were quick to
either invoke the presumed tech-savvy of ‘digital natives’ or the purported
‘cyber-utopianism’ of net freedom advocates who supported the protests. But
what role have internet freedom activists – or ‘freedom technologists’ –
played in ongoing struggles for progressive political change around the
world and how can the pursuit of liberty be combined with the struggle for
social justice? Read more » <https://www.tni.org/node/22730>

The open source city as the transnational democratic future
<https://www.tni.org/node/22732>
Bernardo Gutierrez

Experiences and experiments in Spain, Brazil, Istanbul and other cities
suggest that a transnational municipalism, based on concepts of an open
source city (free online tools and active citizen participation), has the
potential to regenerate democracy and build a geopolitics of the commons
against neoliberalism. Read more » <https://www.tni.org/node/22732>

Power in India: radical pathways <https://www.tni.org/node/22728>
Ashish Kothari & Pallav Das

India has strongly entrenched power hierarchies that have historical roots
but have also been exacerbated by inequalities and injustices that have
deepened with economic globalisation. However grassroots political
movements are emerging in India that could signal a gradual shift to direct
or radical democracy, coupled with making representative democracy more
accountable and ecologically sustainable. Read more »
<https://www.tni.org/node/22728>

En español

<https://www.tni.org/en/node/22738>

Democracia, poder y soberanía en la Europa de hoy

En 2015, Yanis Varoufakis, exministro griego de Finanzas, se enfrentó a las
poderosas instituciones europeas. En esta entrevista comparte sus
experiencias y habla sobre las amenazas que se ciernen sobre Europa hoy en
día, así como posibles formas para democratizarla.Leer más »
<https://www.tni.org/es/publicacion/democracia-poder-y-soberania-en-la-europa-de-hoy>

<https://www.tni.org/en/node/22736>

¿A quién representa realmente el Foro Económico Mundial?

El TNI analiza de cerca la junta directiva del Foro Económico Mundial para
intentar entender a quién representan sus integrantes y cuáles son sus
intereses económicos y convicciones políticas. ¿Será este el futuro de la
gobernanza global? Leer más » <https://www.tni.org/en/node/22736>

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¿Quiénes son la clase de Davos?

Leer más » <http://davosclass.tni.org/es/>

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