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Thursday Aug 29, 2024
Thursday Aug 29, 2024
On the NGO-isation of the state.
Researchers and writers Matthew Thompson and Jonny Gordon-Farleigh join us to discuss their recent Damage article with George Hoare.
Civil society was once occupied by popular forces that could function as a bulwark against both capitalist marketization and state authoritarianism. Today, it has been colonized by the NGO, which, in turn, colonizes our hollowed-out politics. We ask:
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What are 'private NGOs', and what are quangos?
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How has 'projectification' taken over?
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What does the NGOisation of society mean? How does this kill public accountability?
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What are concrete examples of this process?
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What comes next? Any possibility for resurrecting things like Working Men’s Clubs?
Links:
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Bodiless Bodies: The Rise of Para-Institutions, George, Matt & Jonny, Damage
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Reconstructing Public Housing: Liverpool’s hidden history of collective alternatives, Matthew Thompson
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The NGOization of the West, George Hoare, Café american
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