Participatory democracy

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The Beijing Declaration: Another Economic World is Possible by Hilary Wainwright (October 2008)

‘Another World is Possible’, the familiar slogan of the World Social Forum, is now being put to the test, writes Hilary Wainwright from Beijing. Can the activists and intellectuals of the movements for global justice propose convincing alternatives, drawing on the struggles and experiments of recent years and on interesting historical experiences?

The Beijing Declaration by  (October 2008)

The global financial crisis: an historic opportunity for social transformation

An initial response from individuals, social movements and non-governmental organisations in support of a transitional programme for radical economic transformation Beijing, 15 October 2008

Rethinking political parties by Hilary Wainwright (February 2008)

The membership and influence of political parties is declining throughout the western world, and most quickly in Britain. Hilary Wainwright examines the role of the party in transformative politics and asks how the left might reimagine this crucial instrument of political change