factory of counter-hegemony (Santos, Porto Alegre 2003)

an interesting article on praxeology and Porto Alegre in five parts by
Boaventura de Souza Santos. It would be interesting to have some comments
from the world(-)system experts of wsn. GK

from the Porto Alegre web site:
REFERENCE (copy all from "http" to "reader"):
http://www.portoalegre2003.org/publique/cgi/public/cgilua.exe/web/templates/
htm/5T5RU/view.htm?editionsectionid=150&infoid=5535&user=reader

OVERVIEW:
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A Utopia that Shakes the World

An essay by Boaventura de Souza Santos explains why the World Social Forum
is a factory of counter-hegemony, a critical space for a utopia that is
larger than its organizing forces

      Photo: Boaventura de Souza Santos www.nova-e.inf.br/nomes/

(1) Reaffirming the future
Believing in the possibilty of a global counter-hegemony is, in itself, a
way of building (english)

(2) Sociology of absences and emergencies
Social movements hold the key for the "substitution of monocultures by
ecologies" and the possibility of perceiving the signs of the future
rejected by the dominant rationality (english)

(3) Bigger than the Forums
The event is not the novelty, but rather the diversity of forces that
participate in its realization (english)

(4) The Roads Towards Counterhegemony
Reform or Revolution? Socialism or Social Emancipation? Boaventura delves
into some of the concepts and directions being discussed in the Forum
(english)

(5) Searching for Alternatives
From a vision of utopia to the effective construction of a new world, the
future of the World Social Forum emerges from the proposals that reflect the
different struggles and visions (english)

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