Good article on the democratic confederalism of Rojava. Some experpts:
"Democratic Confederalism is a social, political, and economic model of
self-administration of different peoples, pioneered by women and the
youth. It attempts to practically express the people’s will by viewing
democracy as a method rather than an aim alone. It is democracy without
the state. [...] The system places 'democratic autonomy' at its heart: people organize
themselves directly in the form of communes and create councils. In
Rojava, this process is facilitated by Tev-Dem, the Movement for a
Democratic Society. The commune is made up of a consciously
self-organized neighborhood and constitutes the most essential and
radical aspect of the democratic practice. It has committees working on
different issues like peace and justice, economy, safety, education,
women, youth and social services.
"The communes send elected delegates to the councils. Village councils
send delegates to the towns, town councils send delegates to the cities,
and so on. Each of the communes is autonomous, but they are linked to
one another through a confederal structure for the purposes of
coordination and the safeguarding of common principles. Only when issues
cannot be resolved at the base, or when issues transcend the concerns
of the lower-level councils, are they delegated to the next level. The
“higher” instances are accountable to the “lower” levels and report on
their actions and decisions."
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.