[p2p-research] Role of civil society

[Michel Bauwens]

can you say a little more on keane and kaldor?

On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 10:27 PM, j.martin.pedersen <
m.pedersen at lancaster.ac.uk> wrote:

>
>
> On 02/06/10 14:30, Ryan Lanham wrote:
> >
> > I have worked in non-profit, universities, for profit and government.  I
> > really see very little ethical difference between any of these.  Top
> people
> > are typically ambitious and have conflicting motivations.  Junior people
> are
> > generally trod upon, quick to slack off, and lacking in long-term
> > commitment.
>
> They are indeed all the same from an anarchist perspective. Try radical
> social movements and local anarchist struggles for an alternative. There
> are many people and groups out there who stay dedicated to
> non-hierarchical resistance their whole lives. Not enough, but this kind
> of statement quite simply writes them out of the equation entirely, as
> if they didn't exist, thus lacking, in this context, the most important
> potential for change.
>
> The way global civil society is being conceptualised by Keane, Kaldor et
> al. is a status quo oriented, oppressive pacifism.
>
> There is much more to the story.
>
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