Limitations and exclusions in the institutionalization of indignation: from 15-M to Podemos

Abstract

We discuss in this article the similarities, but also the differences, between the 15-M movement and Podemos. We argue that Podemos is the answer presented by some 15-M activists to find a better incorporation into institutional politics. Podemos, however, should not be perceived as the consequence of consensual, unitary decisions by the whole of 15-M activism. To underscore the analytical continuities between movement and party, we briefly discuss the issue of how feminist claims have been addressed by the indignados.