James Muldoon Books in Order

This edited collection revisits workers' councils and council democracy through political theory, socialism, and labor history. Contributors examine historical experiments and contemporary assemblies to consider broader participation, economic democracy, and alternatives to established liberal democratic institutions.

An edited collection examines how populist radical-right ideas have entered mainstream democratic politics. Comparative studies of the United States, Britain, France, and Belgium investigate electoral change, shifting political boundaries, and the strategies that challenge established parties and norms.

This collection examines political ideas generated by Germany's 1918–19 revolution, from workers' councils to parliamentary institutions. Contributors explore representation, economic socialization, parties, and unions, assessing the revolution's thinkers and the relevance of their debates to contemporary political theory.

James Muldoon reconstructs the political ambitions of Germany's workers' council movements after the First World War. Drawing on participants and theorists, he examines efforts to democratize society and the economy, arguing for renewed attention to their socialist vision.

James Muldoon argues for democratic alternatives to corporate control of digital platforms. Drawing on historical ideas and contemporary experiments, he proposes ways communities and social movements could reshape online infrastructure around collective ownership, participation, and public benefit.

Based on interviews and fieldwork, this book examines the human labor behind artificial intelligence, from data annotation to content moderation. The authors connect workers' experiences with global inequalities and argue for changes to the power structures shaping digital production.

James Muldoon investigates how AI companions are changing friendship, intimacy, grief, and care. Interviews with users and developers explore the social conditions driving these relationships and the commercial interests of companies seeking to profit from emotional connection.