Ruggero: Gramsci and White Kids With Dreadlocks

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[edit] Gramsci and White Kids With Dreadlocks: Foundations for a Movement-Relevant Theory

by E. Colin Ruggero

November 2005

This essay is the first step in an attempt to develop a movement-relevant theory for activists working in diverse radical movements. It draws on the work of Gramsci and the words of radicals themselves to begin to lay the groundwork for a cohesive theory that is above all useful for radical movements.

Keywords: Social Movement Theory, Gramsci, Global Justice, DiY, punk
Language: English
Related Material: N/A
Copyright: Creative Commons-Attribution 3.0

ABSTRACT

In a recent article, Sidney Tarrow (2005) explored an issue first highlighted by Naomi Klein (2004): the possibility of a rift dividing activist communities within the movements of the new transnational activism, particularly those movements usually subsumed under the antiglobalization, global justice, or global anticapitalist title.

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