Twenty-First Century Socialism

Name: Twenty-First Century Socialism
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By Jeremy Gilbert

Series: Radical Futures

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Twenty-First Century Socialism by Jeremy Gilbert presents a compelling manifesto addressing the urgent crises of climate change, inequality, and surveillance that capitalism perpetuates. Gilbert advocates for a revitalised socialism tailored for modern challenges, emphasising environmental priorities and the need to move beyond industrial-era frameworks. The book calls for empowering workers and communities to reclaim control over the economy, services, and digital platforms in an age defined by global networks and instant communication.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in contemporary political theory, environmental activism, and social justice. It will particularly appeal to those looking for progressive alternatives to capitalism and engaged with the future of socialism in a digital, globalised world.

"In this urgent manifesto for a 21st century left, Jeremy Gilbert shows that we need a revitalised socialist politics that learns from the past to adapt to contemporary challenges"--

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What causes climate change, social breakdown, rampant inequality and the creeping spread of ubiquitous surveillance? Capitalism. What is the only alternative to capitalism? Socialism.

Socialism cannot, however, remain static if it is going to save civilisation from these catastrophes. In this urgent manifesto for a 21st-century left, Jeremy Gilbert shows that we need a revitalised socialist politics that learns from the past to adapt to contemporary challenges. He argues that socialism must overcome its industrial origins and give priority to an environmental agenda.

In an age of global networks, digital technology and instant communication, central government diktat and restrictions on free speech and movement must be jettisoned. We need to control the economy rather than let it control us—but we must do this by empowering workers, citizens, and communities to run their world their way.

It’s time to take back the wealth, the services and the platforms that our own energy has built. In the digital age, it’s time for Twenty-First Century Socialism.