Report Radical Democracy: recovering the roots of self-governance & autonomy

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Title of the series Radical Democracy
Volume number 01
Coordinators Franco Augusto; Shrishtee Bajpai
Publication date 2025/12/10

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Stories in this report

  1. Struggling for Indigenous Self-Governments and Striving for a Sustainable Common Future in Taiwan
  2. Radical Democracy, Autonomy and Self-Determination in Kurdistan
  3. Contributions of Zapatista Autonomy to Democracy
  4. Place-based, Earth-centred governance in Australia
  5. The Ogiek's Struggle for Autonomy and Redefining Democracy in Kenya's Mau Forest
  6. The Salween Peace Park: An Indigenous Karen Approach to Democracy and Representation in Myanmar
  7. Heritage and Habitat: Indigenous Conservation Practices in Hindukush region, Chitral, Pakistan
  8. Indigenous Biocultures and Rights of Nature in Uganda - an Interview

This report presents a collection of stories that partially illustrate some of the dozens of Radical Democracy processes and experiences worldwide. To know more of them, we suggest you visit our Thematic Map on Radical Democracy.

Brief description

This compilation gathers stories of radical democracy and autonomy from around the Global South. The essays and narratives collected here are not abstract theorizing—they are grounded experiments and lived realities: communities practicing self‐governance; indigenous collectives reclaiming land, culture, and decision‐making; solidarities forged across borders resisting extractivism and marginalization. Each story reflects one of the core objectives of the GTA: networking and solidarity; knowledge sharing; amplifying alternative models; and fostering systemic transformation. By drawing these diverse threads into dialogue, this book aims to strengthen the tapestry, offering both inspiration and critical reflection for practitioners, activists, scholars, and anyone yearning to reimagine democracy not merely as a form of government but as a lived, relational, morally grounded process of autonomy.

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