Thomas Swann

Volunteers in Washington help prepare food packages for people made suddenly unemployed by the pandemic. EPA/Erik S Lesser

March 27, 2020

This anarchist thinker helps explain why we feel so driven to help each other through the coronavirus crisis

Ruth Kinna, Loughborough University; Independent Social Research Foundation and Thomas Swann, Loughborough University

‘Mutual aid’ groups are springing up all over. It’s a concept first described by Peter Kropotkin in the 19th century.

Police officers try to clear people participating in the Occupy Wall Street protest, New York City, 2011. EPA

November 10, 2016

Anarchy in the USA: five years on, the legacy of Occupy Wall Street and what it can teach us in the Age of Trump

Ruth Kinna, Loughborough University; Alex Prichard, University of Exeter; Independent Social Research Foundation, and Thomas Swann, Loughborough University

In this new political era, how a popular movement offers a route to a new form of governance

Moyan Brenn

October 28, 2016

Iceland’s crowd‑sourced constitution: hope for disillusioned voters everywhere

Ruth Kinna, Loughborough University; Independent Social Research Foundation; Alex Prichard, University of Exeter; Independent Social Research Foundation, and Thomas Swann, Loughborough University

When Icelanders get fed up with their politicians, they get together and write their own rules.

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This anarchist thinker helps explain why we feel so driven to help each other through the coronavirus crisis

Anarchy in the USA: five years on, the legacy of Occupy Wall Street and what it can teach us in the Age of Trump

Iceland’s crowd‑sourced constitution: hope for disillusioned voters everywhere

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