[ecrea] New Book: The Mask and the Flag: Populism, Citizenism and Global Protest

New book

  The Mask and the Flag
  Populism, Citizenism and Global Protest (Hurst/OUP)

Paolo Gerbaudo

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The Mask and the Flag Populism, Citizenism and Global Protest Paolo Gerbaudo



*Reviews*

‘Faced with neoliberal austerity and increasingly authoritarian states 
from Egypt to America, a new generation has created a resistance 
movement that combines anarchist networking with the rich heritage of 
left-populism. As a lucid explanation of this phenomenon, /The Mask and 
the Flag/ could not be more timely.’ — Paul Mason, author of 
/PostCapitalism/ and /Why It’s Kicking Off Everywhere/

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‘/The Mask and the Flag/ is one of the few studies of the “movements of 
the squares” that goes beyond the usual platitudes and wishful thinking 
and actually provides thought-provoking insights. It will hopefully 
inspire future studies of these movements, as well as of progressive 
politics in the early twenty-first century more generally.’ — Cas Mudde, 
University of Georgia and University of Oslo, and author of /Populism: A 
Very Short Introduction/

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‘In a moment in which the term populism is being used and abused, this 
volume proposes an original theoretical framework and a thick empirical 
analysis of a broad range of protests against austerity, suggesting the 
emergence of a long-term wave of contentious politics characterized by 
new conceptions of citizenry and democracy. A stimulating read to 
provoke discussion on the successes, but also the challenges, for 
progressive politics.‘ — Donatella della Porta, Professor of Sociology 
at the European University Institute, author of /Social Movements in 
Times of Austerity/


‘This book is essential reading in the time of Brexit and Trump because 
it reminds us that the upsurge of populism has a message of hope as well 
as one of shock. Drawing on the accounts of activists, Gerbaudo gets 
inside both the dreams and complexities of movements that form the basis 
for a democracy renewed.’ — Tim Jordan, Professor of Digital Cultures, 
University of Sussex, and author of /Information Politics/


*Description*

 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.


*Author*

Paolo Gerbaudo is a political sociologist, the Director of the Centre 
for Digital Culture at King’s College London, and board member of the 
research committee on social classes and social movements of the 
International Sociological Association. He writes for /The Guardian /and 
/OpenDemocracy./


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