Citizens of Nowhere by Lorenzo Marsili
How democracy in Europe can be, and is being, re-made from the ground up.
Convincing … Marsili and Milanese – both of them philosophers, one a poet – have put their creative impulses to workWe should follow their example.' * The Spokesman *
A proudly utopian work, this book carries the reader with ease through an engaging analysis of the main issues facing Europe today. * Peace News *
This stunning book deftly overturns the idea that unless we have nation-state citizenship, we are citizens of nowhere. The result is an eloquent, passionate, and brilliant plea that asks for a practical and creative response to our predicament. * Engin Isin, author of Citizens without Frontiers *
To regain control over our countries, we must organize across their borders. Instructed by the experience of European Alternatives, this book shows us how. To read it is to rediscover hope. * Philippe Van Parijs, co-founder of the Basic Income Earth Network *
A captivating engagement with our diverse European histories. A must read for those seeking to grasp some of the multiple strands that constitute our present condition. * Saskia Sassen, author of Expulsions: Brutality and Complexity in the Global Economy *
Sharp, short and unshackled, Marsili and Milanese show that if the EU is ever to become a genuine democracy, it will be because ordinary citizens have understood that we need a refresher course in the practice of liberté, egalité, and fraternité, and are coming together everywhere to ensure it. * Susan George, author of Shadow Sovereigns and Whose Crisis, Whose Future? *
Milanese and Marsili have their finger on the pulse of Europe, and this engaging book comes at a crucial moment in time, as Europe prepares for Brexit. A must-read for all those who dream of a different, democratic and social Europe. * Ulrike Guerot, Founder and Director of the European Democracy Lab *
A proudly utopian work, this book carries the reader with ease through an engaging analysis of the main issues facing Europe today. * Peace News *
This stunning book deftly overturns the idea that unless we have nation-state citizenship, we are citizens of nowhere. The result is an eloquent, passionate, and brilliant plea that asks for a practical and creative response to our predicament. * Engin Isin, author of Citizens without Frontiers *
To regain control over our countries, we must organize across their borders. Instructed by the experience of European Alternatives, this book shows us how. To read it is to rediscover hope. * Philippe Van Parijs, co-founder of the Basic Income Earth Network *
A captivating engagement with our diverse European histories. A must read for those seeking to grasp some of the multiple strands that constitute our present condition. * Saskia Sassen, author of Expulsions: Brutality and Complexity in the Global Economy *
Sharp, short and unshackled, Marsili and Milanese show that if the EU is ever to become a genuine democracy, it will be because ordinary citizens have understood that we need a refresher course in the practice of liberté, egalité, and fraternité, and are coming together everywhere to ensure it. * Susan George, author of Shadow Sovereigns and Whose Crisis, Whose Future? *
Milanese and Marsili have their finger on the pulse of Europe, and this engaging book comes at a crucial moment in time, as Europe prepares for Brexit. A must-read for all those who dream of a different, democratic and social Europe. * Ulrike Guerot, Founder and Director of the European Democracy Lab *
Lorenzo Marsili is the cofounder of the transnational NGO European Alternatives and, with Yanis Varoufakis, was one of the initiators of the pan-European movement DiEM25. He has written for publications including El Diario and Il Fatto Quotidiano, and has appeared as a commentator on the BBC and Al Jazeera. He is also a founding editor of the independent quarterly journal Naked Punch Review.
Niccolo Milanese is a poet and a philosopher. He has been involved in the founding of numerous political and cultural organisations, magazines and initiatives on several sides of the Mediterranean, and in campaigning for a more influential and radical civil society voice within the EU institutions.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781786993694 |
| ISBN 10 | 1786993694 |
| Title | Citizens of Nowhere |
| Author | Lorenzo Marsili |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2018-05-15 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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