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== Provisional program ==
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===Final programme===


'''0. Tuesday  19/08 Arrivals, introduction. The Fourth International'''<br>
'''0. Tuesday  19/08 Arrivals, introduction. The Fourth International'''<br>
- Starting at 4 pm.
- Starting at 4 pm.
* [http://socialistresistance.org/5595/the-fourth-international-and-socialist-resistance The Fourth International and Socialist Resistance (An article introducing the FI today)]
   
   
'''Wednesday  20/08'''<br>
'''Wednesday  20/08'''<br>
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'''Thursday 21/08''' <br>
'''Thursday 21/08''' <br>
'''[[2. The global economic crisis - Henri Wilno]]''' <br>
'''[[2. Marx and ecology , the global ecological crisis – Marijke Colle]]'''<br>  
- Historical origin of the crisis: the neoliberal era<br>
- Marxist analysis of the crisis : falling rate of profit, over accumulation, etc.<br>         
- Nature and possible outcomes of the current crisis<br>
'''Friday 22/08'''<br>
'''[[3. Marx and ecology , the global ecological crisis – Marijke Colle]]'''<br>  
- Climate crisis, biodiversity crisis, energy crisis and link with the capitalist mode of production.<br>
- Climate crisis, biodiversity crisis, energy crisis and link with the capitalist mode of production.<br>
- The notion of progress put into question, struggle of indigenous peoples, land grabbing etc.<br>
- The notion of progress put into question, struggle of indigenous peoples, land grabbing etc.<br>
- Our ecosocialist answers<br>
- Our ecosocialist answers<br>


'''Saturday 23/08'''<br>
'''Friday 22/08'''<br>
'''[[4. The working class today – LECTURER]]'''<br>  
'''[[3. The working class today – Mar Maira]]'''<br>  
- What is the working class? The notion of class in Marx and marxism<br>
- What is the working class? The notion of class in Marx and marxism<br>
- The changes in the class composition of the working class during the late 20th Century<br>
- The changes in the class composition of the working class during the late 20th Century<br>
- The problem of class conciousness and intersecting identities<br>
- The problem of class conciousness and intersecting identities<br>
   
   
'''Sunday 24/08'''<br>
'''Saturday 23/08'''<br>
'''[[5. Women's liberation and LGTB struggles - Nadia De Mond]]''' <br>
'''[[4. Women's liberation and LGTB struggles - Nadia De Mond]]''' <br>
- A Marxist-feminist analysis of women’s oppression and exploitation<br>
- A Marxist-feminist analysis of women’s oppression and exploitation<br>
- Gender, sexuality, intersectionality: the question of oppression in a broader framework<br>
- Gender, sexuality, intersectionality: the question of oppression in a broader framework<br>
- Strategic necessity of an autonomous women’s movement; feminism and ecosocialism'''<br>
- LGBTQ theories and struggles'''<br>
 
'''Sunday 24/08'''<br>
'''[[5. Imperialism and new emerging powers in the 21st Century - Peter Drucker]]'''<br>
- Classic theory on imperialism<br>
- US Imperialism since WW2<br>
- The emergence of new powers - towards a multipolar world?<br>


'''Monday 25/08 Day off'''
'''Monday 25/08 Day off'''


'''Tuesday 26/08'''<br>  
'''Tuesday 26/08'''<br>  
'''[[6. Imperialism and new emerging powers in the 21st Century - Peter Drucker (?)]]'''<br>
'''[[6. The global economic crisis - Jean Claude Vessillier]]''' <br>
- Classic theory on imperialism<br>
- Historical origin of the crisis: the neoliberal era<br>
- US Imperialism since WW2<br>
- Marxist analysis of the crisis : falling rate of profit, over accumulation, etc.<br>          
- The emergence of new powers - towards a multipolar world?<br>
- Nature and possible outcomes of the current crisis<br>


'''Wednesday 27/08'''<br>   
'''Wednesday 27/08'''<br>   
'''[[7. The new cycle of protests (2010-2014). Lessons and perspectives - LECTURER]]'''<br>
'''[[7. New movements of resistance, USA - Michael Marchmann]]'''<br>
- The systemic crisis as a background for the new wave of protests<br>
- The (Im)balance of Forces in the USA<br>
- Common trends in the new movements and new challenges for revolutionnaries<br>
- The Long Decline of the Left and the Labor Movement in the US<br>
- The issue of politics and power today<br>
- New Signs of Life on the Left<br>


'''Thursday 28/08''' <br>
'''Thursday 28/08''' <br>
'''[[8. Europe: the crisis an the rise of reactionary politics - Alex de Jong]]'''<br>
'''[[8. Crisis in Eastern Europe: the dilemmas of the revolutionaries - Catherine Samary]]'''<br>
- The financial institutions and the austeritarian agenda<br>
- The new world order and its phases since 1989 seen through the recent Ukrainian crisis <br>
- Racism and islamophobia in Europe<br>
- The new social and political movements since the crisis of 2009 from the Balkan and the Civiq Plenums in Bosnia to Ukraine; in the context of the new mass movements throughout the world <br>
- The new far right and how to fight it<br>
- The role of the left and the revolutionaries in these movements <br>


'''Friday 29/08'''<br>  
'''Friday 29/08'''<br>  
'''[[9. The Fourth International and strategic debates – Penny Duggan]]'''<br>  
'''[[9. The Fourth International and strategic debates - Alex de Jong]]'''<br>  
- our strategic goal<br>
- Our strategic goal<br>
- the role of the revolutionary party<br>
- The role of the revolutionary party<br>
- how can broad parties be a bridge between where we are now and what we want<br>
- How can broad parties be a bridge between where we are now and what we want<br>


'''Saturday  30/08'''<br>
'''Saturday  30/08'''<br>
'''10. Evaluation and general cleaning'''
'''10. Evaluation and general cleaning'''


== Structure of the day ==
===Structure of the day===


*9.00-9.40: Lecture part 1  
*9.00-9.40: Lecture part 1  
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*20.30: Evening meal
*20.30: Evening meal
===Country reports===
[[Country report Denmark]]
[[Country report from Italy]]
[[Report de France]]

Latest revision as of 18:11, 29 August 2014

Final programme

0. Tuesday 19/08 Arrivals, introduction. The Fourth International
- Starting at 4 pm.

Wednesday 20/08
1. Introduction to our critical Marxism - Alex Merlo
- Marx's materialism: The Theses on Feuerbach. Self-emancipation.
- Introduction to historical materialism: The notions of base and superstructure.
- Introduction to the Marxist critique of political economy: use value, exchange value, surplus value, exploitation.

Thursday 21/08
2. Marx and ecology , the global ecological crisis – Marijke Colle
- Climate crisis, biodiversity crisis, energy crisis and link with the capitalist mode of production.
- The notion of progress put into question, struggle of indigenous peoples, land grabbing etc.
- Our ecosocialist answers

Friday 22/08
3. The working class today – Mar Maira
- What is the working class? The notion of class in Marx and marxism
- The changes in the class composition of the working class during the late 20th Century
- The problem of class conciousness and intersecting identities

Saturday 23/08
4. Women's liberation and LGTB struggles - Nadia De Mond
- A Marxist-feminist analysis of women’s oppression and exploitation
- Gender, sexuality, intersectionality: the question of oppression in a broader framework
- LGBTQ theories and struggles

Sunday 24/08
5. Imperialism and new emerging powers in the 21st Century - Peter Drucker
- Classic theory on imperialism
- US Imperialism since WW2
- The emergence of new powers - towards a multipolar world?

Monday 25/08 Day off

Tuesday 26/08
6. The global economic crisis - Jean Claude Vessillier
- Historical origin of the crisis: the neoliberal era
- Marxist analysis of the crisis : falling rate of profit, over accumulation, etc.
- Nature and possible outcomes of the current crisis

Wednesday 27/08
7. New movements of resistance, USA - Michael Marchmann
- The (Im)balance of Forces in the USA
- The Long Decline of the Left and the Labor Movement in the US
- New Signs of Life on the Left

Thursday 28/08
8. Crisis in Eastern Europe: the dilemmas of the revolutionaries - Catherine Samary
- The new world order and its phases since 1989 seen through the recent Ukrainian crisis
- The new social and political movements since the crisis of 2009 from the Balkan and the Civiq Plenums in Bosnia to Ukraine; in the context of the new mass movements throughout the world
- The role of the left and the revolutionaries in these movements

Friday 29/08
9. The Fourth International and strategic debates - Alex de Jong
- Our strategic goal
- The role of the revolutionary party
- How can broad parties be a bridge between where we are now and what we want

Saturday 30/08
10. Evaluation and general cleaning

Structure of the day

  • 9.00-9.40: Lecture part 1
  • 9.40-9.50: Break
  • 9.50-10.30: Lecture Part 2
  • 10.30-10.40: Break
  • 10.40-11:20: Lecture Part 3
  • 11.20-11.30: Break
  • 11.30-12.00: Questions and answers
  • 12.00-15.00: Lunch and time for individual reading
  • 15.00-16.30: Discussion in language groups
  • 16.30-18.00: Final discussion starting with reports from the group
  • 18.00-20.30: Reading time
  • 20.30: Evening meal

Country reports

Country report Denmark

Country report from Italy

Report de France