On the Vicennial of the Zapatista Insurrection Neoliberalism, as is well known – and as Dardot and Laval’s (2009) La Nouvelle Raison du Monde makes more than clear – is not simply an economic system. It is a complex machine of subjectivation; a whole technology of the self that produces […]
On 9 September 2013, the Norwegian people gave their votes to a conservative majority, which is now forming the most right-wing government in Norway’s history. Norway, alongside the rest of Europe, is stepping to the right. But in contrast to most European countries, Norway is not in financial difficulties. On […]
There was a short period of time in recent Russian history when a tiny hope emerged that there would be no more stories of people imprisoned for their political views: people falsely diagnosed with “continuous sluggish schizophrenia”, expelled from big cities to areas from which foreigners were completely banned. Then […]
The evolution of drone technology since the start of the “war on terror” has transformed warfare beyond recognition. Once limited to surveillance operations, these “unmanned aerial vehicles” now come equipped with hellfire missiles, facial recognition, license plate readers, and on-board sensors that detect heat and motion. They can monitor Wi-Fi […]
Urban transformation and public protest in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro has arrived. Or at least that’s what the city’s authorities, and most of the international publicity the ‘cidade maravilhosa’ has received in recent years, would have us believe. After decades of economic malaise and social distress Rio’s fortunes appeared […]
“We are gone and yet we remain.” As tensions continue to rise surrounding housing and right-to-the-city issues in Switzerland, one squat’s struggle was derailed at a critical moment by violence. How the Schoch Family of Zurich’s Binz responded, and what we can learn from their equanimity. May 31st was the expected […]
There were celebrations in the streets of Rio de Janeiro and across this huge nation yesterday as Brazil won the Confederations Cup, comprehensively beating reigning world champions Spain three-nil at the famous Maracanã Stadium and, in the process, raising hopes that Brazil can be victorious when they host the World […]
Tucked away down a small, anonymous side street in the Lapa district of Rio a prominent sociologist, Luiz Edoardo Soares, was about to give a talk in a social centre about recent events in Brazil. First he gave a brief interview to a BBC camera crew, the reporter dressed in […]
At times, it seems as if the events of the last few years are following a well-worn script: a financial crash, followed by recession, which leads to the re-emergence of old hatreds. In certain crisis-hit countries (Greece, Hungary), the downturn appears to be leading directly to the return of fascism. […]
Women, Social Reproduction and the Approaching Precipice The concept of social reproduction – that is, the process that makes it possible for individuals, families, and society itself to continue – provides the framework for this article, which is premised on the existence of a silent and hidden crisis affecting the invisible […]