The Making of Council Democracy

"Council democracy" is a particular form of democratic socialism that strives towards democratic self-governance on the basis of active, free, and associated individuals working cooperatively within a federated council system.

Autorentext

Babak Amini is a lecturer at the University of the West of Scotland and a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of British Columbia. He is the co-editor of "Classical Sociology and the First World War" (Journal of Classical Sociology, 2024) and Routledge Handbook of Marx's Capital: A Global History of Translation, Dissemination and Reception (Routledge, 2025).

Klappentext

"Council democracy" is a particular form of democratic socialism that strives towards democratic self-governance on the basis of active, free, and associated individuals working cooperatively within a federated council system.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: The Making of the "Council Democratic" Movement in Germany

Chapter 3: The Making of the "Council Democratic" Movement in Italy

Chapter 4: War Mobilization in the United Kingdom and France

Chapter 5: The Making of "Council Democracy" in a Comparative Perspective

Chapter 6: Conclusion