Networked Politics

Programme

DAY 1

Consolidation of past work

10 – 11.30am
Principles and Challenges.
New participants in the process to present their two key principles and challenges. Reflection on principles and challenges so far e.g. identifying underlying themes; homologies; gaps; contradictions/tensions
Ezequiel Adamovsky and Micha Brie to prepare something to open up and others encouraged
to do the same.

11.45 – 1pm.
Dictionary. Marco Berlinguer to chair/introduce.
Concept case study of `social movement’. Frieder Otto Wolfe, Moema Miranda open up discussion. (and background paper from Donatella Della porta)
Lawrence Cox gives intro comments on the idea of dictionary.

2.30 – 4.30.
Case studies.:

i.Social movement trade unionism: Ant Ince. Discussant: Gonzalo Berrón
ii.Open software movement: Stefano Fabri. Discussant: Felix Stalder.
iii. Feminism and political organisation case of the German Greens; Discussant: Judy Rebick.

4.5 – 7.30
Begin the discussion of the four `axes’ /lines of inquiry and future work:

A. Ownership and the Commons. .
Intro. Quim Brugeé.
Discussion presentations: Arturo Di Corinto, Glenn Jenkins
Synthesiser. Oscar Reyes.

DAY 2

9.15 – 10.45am

B. Labour and the movements.

Intro: Marco Berlinguer
Carlo Formenti
Kenny Bell
Synthesiser: Rodrigo Nunes

11.00 - 12.30pm

C. The new web communities and political culture:
Intro: Mayo Fuster.
Presentations: Felix Stalder
Jamie King
Synthesiser: Anastasia Kavada

1.45 – 3.15
D. Rethinking Representation.
Intro: Hilary Wainwright
Presentations: Christophe Spehr.
Jeff Juris.
Synthesis: Ángel Calle

3.15 –6.15 Working groups
6.30 - 7.30 Plenary discussion

DAY 3

9.15 – 12.30pm
Brainstorm style discussion on `Emerging subjects of transformation – their character
and conditions of emergence.’ (And indeed whether we can honestly argue such a
process exists).
Everybody – but opening thoughts from Glenn Jenkins and Moema Miranda.

1.45 – 5.30
A.Where next?
Website.
A resource book/collaborative product.