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The Art of Not Being Governed: An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Giorgio Bertini

For two thousand years the disparate groups that now reside in Zomia (a mountainous region the size of Europe that consists of portions of seven Asian countries) have fled the projects of the organized state societies that surround them—slavery, conscription, … Continue reading →

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Flock Theory – A New Model of Emergent Self-Organization in Human Interaction

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Giorgio Bertini

This paper introduces a new theory of emergent self-organization in human interaction. Flock theory draws from a theoretical basis of emergence and self-organizing systems. Likewise, two other important theoretical works are offered, Eric Eisenberg’s work on the transcendent organization of … Continue reading →