Maiguashca, B, Dean, JM and Keith, D (2016) Pulling together in a crisis? Anarchism,feminism and the limits of left-wing convergence in austerity Britain. Capital and Class, 40 (1). pp. 37-57. ISSN 0309-8168
Abstract
In this article, we examine three key, recently emergent sites of anti-austerity activism in Britain – Left Unity, the People’s Assembly and Occupy – in order to explore to what extent and in which ways the traditional British left is in the process of reconfiguring itself. More specifically, we explore the ‘points of contact’ being developed, or not, amongst feminist, anarchist and Marxist/socialist activists. We argue that if we are seeing a mutation of the left at present, it concerns a noticeable (if partial and contested) ‘feminist turn’ in terms of the composition, ideas and practices of these sites.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2016. Published by SAGE publications. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Capital and Class. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Anarchism; feminism; left politics; Left Unity; Occupy LSX; People’s Assembly |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Politics & International Studies (POLIS) (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number British Academy SRG 2012-13 Round |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 11 Feb 2016 12:02 |
Last Modified: | 19 Apr 2016 14:39 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0309816815627388 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/0309816815627388 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:94953 |