Recallable delegated representation from ten-to-fifteen-family base units models non-elite democracy

Evidence

These representatives participate in regional meetings, where they elect regional representatives who, in turn, choose members of the MST’s state coordinating body and national coordinating bodies. The representatives of MST function as spokespeople who are recallable by and accountable to their base. This means that if a representative is perceived as failing to fulfill their responsibilities, acting contrary to the collective interest, or not adhering to the principles of the movement, they can be replaced through a democratic process. MST’s grassroots, decentralized political organization models how to actively involve people in the material decisions that shape their lives. — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism, 396

Categorization

• XREF: Explicitly echoes the Turin council model of Gramsci from chapter 2; MST is presented as a contemporary instantiation of council democracy. — connects to: Recallable, gender-balanced delegates link ten-family base units to national coordination. — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism, 396
• DEFINE: Gives concrete organizational content to ‘horizontal representation’ — recallable delegates, gender parity, nested assemblies — that other chapters invoke abstractly.