From the Arab Spring to the Spanish Indignados, from Occupy Wall
Street in New York to Nuit Debout in Paris, contemporary protest
bears the mark of citizenism, a libertarian and participatory brand
of populism which appeals to ordinary citizens outraged at the
arrogance of political and financial elites in the wake of the
Great Recession. The book draws from 140 interviews with activists
and live witnesses of occupations and demonstrations to explore the
new politics nurtured by the "movement of the squares" of 2011-16
and its reflection of an exceptional phase of crisis and social
transformation. Gerbaudo demonstrates how in waging a unifying
struggle against a perceived Oligarchy, today's movements combine
the neo-anarchist ethos of horizontality and leaderlessness,
inherited from the anti-globalisation movement, and a resurgent
populist demand for full popular sovereignty and the reclamation of
citizenship rights. The volume analyses the manifestation of this
ideology through the signature tactics of these upheavals,
including protest camps in public squares, popular assemblies and
social media activism. Furthermore it charts its political
ramifications from Podemos in Spain to Bernie Sanders in the US,
revealing how the public square occupations have been foundational
to current movements for radical democracy worldwide.
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