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A European network of rebel cities?
5th June 2016In Europe, it is the cities that once again lead the way as places of radical innovation and democratic renewal – and provide answers to the challenges we face in our continent. Photo: Soloman Soh
Municipalism: From citizen emancipation to shared political power
12th September 2017After the first Fearless Cities summit that took place in Barcelona in 2017, we look back at the relevance, the challenges and achievements that the municipalist movement is facing. As the author writes in this document, ‘behind these practices of muncipalism, a genuine refounding of...
Study: Global megacities to experience significant climate change
30th January 2020Major cities such as Amsterdam, Bangkok and Nairobi, Kenya, could experience major climate change impacts by 2050, according to a new study. Photo: Mumtahina Rahman
How woke is the left?
7th September 2018Is the left today “woke,” i.e. is it self-consciously learning from the limits of the path it has been on to design a new systemic architecture based on alternative, networked institutions to challenge the status quo? New institutions are needed because in the past farms,...
Seattleites form neighborhood groups to resist Trump
18th January 2017Following Trump’s victory at the presidential election in 2017, all of Seattle district’s formed Neighborhood Action Councils to help guard against the President-elect’s agenda. Photo: SenuScape
The EU’s obstacle course for municipalism
28th October 2018Progressive municipalist city governments in Europe have introduced important policies to promote citizen participation, public ownership of services, expanded affordable housing, and many more. But their radical democratic programmes face obstacles from both EU and national neoliberal legislation. Photo: Pixabay
Municipalism and culture: A cross fertilization for and with the people and the city
7th May 2019As part of the introductory speech made by activist and academic Elisabeth Dau in the Open Eyes Economy Summit held in Krakow on the 20th of November 2018, she explores the relationship between municipalism and cultural policies as “democratic culture.” Photo: Stephan Müller
Tech giants, privatisers and the arms industry. Fighting the “smart city” in France
25th June 2020All over the globe, corporations and politicians are hyping up the concept of “smart cities”, but what exactly lies behind the catchy slogan? And whose interests does it serve? There is growing resistance to the idea due to fears of privatisation, increasing surveillance as well...
On this day in 2006: Murray Bookchin passes away at 85
30th July 2016The American revolutionary theorist Murray Bookchin passed away on July 30, 2006. This piece contains a selection of articles, interviews and reviews from ROAR’s archives to disclose Bookchin’s long life, important work and achievements. Photo: Pixabay
When a movement becomes a party: The 2015 Barcelona City Council election
3rd August 2015Did Barcelona en Comú preserve a decentralizated structure or adopted a conventional centralized organization during the 2015 Barcelona City Council election? In this article, the authors analyze the Twitter networks of the parties that ran for this election by measuring their hierarchical structure, information efficiency...
Municipal recipes 2
25th May 2020Two months after the 2019 municipal elections this second part of the documentary ‘Municipalist Recipe’ records Claudia Delso, Elena Giner, Gala Pin, Ysabel Torralbo and Guillermo Zapata in conversation reflecting on their experiences in the institutions and what has happened in the last 4 years....
The municipalist moment
6th January 2020Movements on the left are increasingly looking to build power at the local level. The question is how we can leverage municipal gains to transform the system at expanding scales. Photo: Hello I’m Nik 🇬🇧