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- Title
Anonymous: A Political Ontology of Hope.
- Authors
Potter, Garry
- Abstract
It is argued in this article that Anonymous is a kind of socio-political grouping hitherto unique in human history. It exists in a manner that in some respects is the very antithesis of a political grouping. It is not only that it is leaderless, amorphous, changing and radically extreme in terms of direct democratic procedure. These features have appeared before on the historical political landscape. But the internet, and Anonymous's relationship to it, present them with a unique potential for future revolutionary political action. Whether they will realize this potential is not certain. But Anonymous is still evolving. Their social and political evolution is traced through its various stages to ground some very hopeful speculation as to their, and our, future.
- Subjects
ANONYMOUS (Group); COMPUTER hackers; POLITICAL participation; INTERNET &; politics; INTERNET &; activism
- Publication
Theory in Action, 2015, Vol 8, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1937-0229
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3798/tia.1937-0237.15001