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THE WILL OF THE MANY
Intro: traces alter movement back to 1960s e !art"c"!ator#
$emocrac#%& !re'" (rat"ve
as!ect
T)e !eo!le *)o make (! t)e alterlobal"sat"on movement& t)e
movement actors& are
"ntent"onall# !re'" (rat"ve o' t)e +ot)er *orl$,s-. t)e# *o(l$
l"ke to see ,!%/
"' one *ants to kno* *)at t)e alterlobal"sat"on movement "s
'or& one m(st look at
*)at t)e alterlobal"sat"on movement $oes !%/
+a net*ork o' "n'ormal "nteract"ons enae$ "n a !ol"t"cal or
c(lt(ral con'l "ct on t)e
bas"s o' a s)are$ collect"ve "$ent"t#. ,"an" 1992: 13
T)ere "s no s"nle +v"s"on.4+oal.& no s"nle +a$versar#.&
an$ no s"nle +"$ent"t#. ,c'%
5astells
199& To(ra"ne 1978- s)are$ b# all movement actors%
n$erstan$"n t)e alterlobal"sat"on movement no loner rests on t)e
+ne* soc"al
movement. anal#t"cal cateor# o' +"$ent"t#. an$ t)e e!lorat"on o'
)o* "t "s constr(cte$
,see 5astells 199& To(ra"ne 1978-& b(t rat)er on !rocess
; *)ere !rocess "s a
!ract"ce& a 'l ("$ act"on& an ono"n act"v"t#%
5onse $(r"n m# t"me "n t)e '" el$ *as %%%& collaborat"ve
!rocess& *)"c)
$eman$e$ o' me a !ol"t"call# enae$ mo$e o' et)nora!)"c
researc).
?"nce access to man# movement s!aces "s neot"ate$ t)ro()
$o"n& t)e more I $"$& t)e
more connecte$ I became& an$ t)e more o!!ort(n"t"es arose to
$o more an$ become more
connecte$% M# ab"l"t# to take on man# $"''erent tasks *as $(e to
certa"n sk"lls I )a$
