Ecosocialist School 2013: Difference between revisions

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The participants in the school are proposed by the organisations invited by the IIRE, with a maximum of 26 participants.

Arrivals: Saturday 23

First module : Analysis of capitalist society and its multiple crisis and oppressions

Sunday 24

Introduction to 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.

Monday 25

A Marxist-feminist view on gender – Nadia De Mond

Origins and different aspects of women’s oppression
Patriarchal attitudes and mechanisms that influence our way of looking at the family, reproduction, sexual identities, sexual politics in general.
The LGBT movement, homophobia and sexual identity

Tuesday 26

The working class

The extraction of absolute and relative surplus value
What is the working class (today)? Industry workers, service workers, etc. Precarity and flexibility.
The productive structure on a world scale, the fragmented workers movement

Wednesday 27

The global economic crisis – Nacho Alvarez

The Marxist analysis of crisis: rate of profit (tendencies and countertendencies), long waves.
The neoliberal answer to the crisis since the 1980’s
The current economic crisis and the different alternatives

Thursday 28

Women and the crisis of the capitalist system – Marijke Colle

The situation of women under capitalism
Women and the global social/ecological crisis (food, reproductive rights, violence)
Autonomous women's movement: struggles today; the concept of ecofeminism

Friday 29

Free Day

Saturday 30

Imperialism today

The classic theory of imperialism (origins, Lenin’s analysis, first world war)
theory of permanent revolution vs stageism and campism.
Imperialism under US hegemony (post Second World War) geopolitics today,

Sunday 1

The role of specific identities – Peter Drucker

National oppression and self determination
The religious factor in class struggle
Intersectionality and the formation of class consciousness

Second module : The ecological crisis and ecosocialism

Monday 2

Marx and Engels on ecology – Daniel Tanuro

The theory of the historical co-evolution of humans and nature
The theory of rent
Marx’s anticipations, tensions and flaws

Tuesday 3

Ecological history of capitalism and ecosocialist alternative – Daniel Tanuro

The history of the social/ecological crises
The ecosocialist alternative

Wednesday 4

Climate and food crisis – Marijke Colle

The climate crisis: mechanisms and tipping points
The food crisis: link with climate, land grabbing, food sovereignty
The impossible green capitalism; the fight for climate and global justice: which struggles, which alliances (workers, peasants, women, indigenous peoples);

Thursday 5

Socialist democracy – Catherine Samary

The problem of bureaucracy after the overthrow of capitalism
Democracy and political representation; democracy and the Law; self-organisation of social movements
Socialist democracy and political pluralism

Friday 6

Free Day

Third module : Strategic questions and situation in the different world regions

Saturday 7

Revolutionary strategy in the 21st century – Pierre Rousset

Rebuilding class consciousness and rebuilding mass organisations
The role of the state: theory and actuality
The conquest of power in the 21st century.

Sunday 8

Dynamics of the left forces in Asia – Pierre Rousset

The economies of the emergent countries, the role of China
Ongoing conflicts: workers movements, peasant movement, indigenous peoples movement
The dynamics of the left, new parties.

Monday 9

Further deepening of the crisis in the Arab region – Jacques Babel

Socioeconomic roots of the Arab spring;
Dynamics of the processes in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, (Syria?);
The fight for dignity and democracy; role of Islamic forces; women’s liberation.

Tuesday 10

The political dynamics in Latin America – Frank Gaudichaud

A “left turn”?
Class struggles, social movements and Latin-American “progressisms”
“Socialism of the 21st Century”? The new debates on strategy

Wednesday 11

The crisis in Europe and the strategic debates

The current economic crisis in different parts of Europe; center and periphery
The debt crisis and the attacks against all social gains from the past;
The fight for an anti-austerity government and/or the fight for a worker's government/transitional program

Thursday 12

Colonialism and struggles in Africa, from independence to the current crisis – Paul Martial

An economic overview
The political genesis of the Continent
Overview of the social and political situation

Friday 13

Internationalism and the Fourth International – Penny Duggan

The building of the revolutionary party today
The current situation of the Fourth International
Perspectives

Saturday 14

Balance sheet, cleaning

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 * 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.
 Monday 25
-A  Marxist-feminist view on gender – Nadia De Mond
-origins and different aspects of women’s oppression, patriarchal attitudes and mechanisms that influence our way of looking at the family, reproduction, sexual identities, sexual politics in general. The LGBT movement, homophobia and sexual identity
+'''[[A  Marxist-feminist view on gender – Nadia De Mond]]'''
+* Origins and different aspects of women’s oppression
+* Patriarchal attitudes and mechanisms that influence our way of looking at the family, reproduction, sexual identities, sexual politics in general.
+* The LGBT movement, homophobia and sexual identity
 Tuesday 26
-The working class
-- The extraction of absolute and relative surplus value
+'''[[The working class]]'''
-- What is the working class (today)? Industry workers, service workers, etc. Precarity and flexibility.
+* The extraction of absolute and relative surplus value
-- The productive structure on a world scale, the fragmented workers movement
+* What is the working class (today)? Industry workers, service workers, etc. Precarity and flexibility.
+* The productive structure on a world scale, the fragmented workers movement
 Wednesday 27
-The global economic crisis – Nacho Alvarez
-- The Marxist analysis of crisis: rate of profit (tendencies and countertendencies), long waves.
+'''[[The global economic crisis – Nacho Alvarez]]'''
-- The neoliberal answer to the crisis since the 1980’s
+* The Marxist analysis of crisis: rate of profit (tendencies and countertendencies), long waves.
-- The current economic crisis and the different alternatives
+* The neoliberal answer to the crisis since the 1980’s
+* The current economic crisis and the different alternatives
 Thursday 28
-Women and the crisis of the capitalist system – Marijke Colle
-- The situation of women under capitalism
+'''[[Women and the crisis of the capitalist system – Marijke Colle]]'''
-- Women and the global social/ecological crisis (food, reproductive rights, violence)
+* The situation of women under capitalism
-- Autonomous women's movement: struggles today; the concept of ecofeminism
+* Women and the global social/ecological crisis (food, reproductive rights, violence)
+* Autonomous women's movement: struggles today; the concept of ecofeminism
 Friday 29
-Free Day
-Saturday 30
+'''Free Day'''
-Imperialism today
-- The classic theory of imperialism (origins, Lenin’s analysis, first world war)
-- theory of permanent revolution vs stageism and campism.
+Saturday 30
-- Imperialism under US hegemony (post Second World War) geopolitics today,
+'''[[Imperialism today]]'''
+* The classic theory of imperialism (origins, Lenin’s analysis, first world war)
+* theory of permanent revolution vs stageism and campism.
+* Imperialism under US hegemony (post Second World War) geopolitics today,
 Sunday 1
-The role of specific identities – Peter Drucker
-- National oppression and self determination
-- The religious factor in class struggle
-- Intersectionality and the formation of class consciousness
-Second module : The ecological crisis and ecosocialism
+'''[[The role of specific identities – Peter Drucker]]'''
+* National oppression and self determination
+* The religious factor in class struggle
+* Intersectionality and the formation of class consciousness
+== Second module : The ecological crisis and ecosocialism ==
 Monday 2
-Marx and Engels on ecology – Alain Tondeur
-- the theory of the historical co-evolution of humans and nature
+'''[[Marx and Engels on ecology – Daniel Tanuro]]'''
-- the theory of rent
+* The theory of the historical co-evolution of humans and nature
-- Marx’s anticipations, tensions and flaws
+* The theory of rent
+* Marx’s anticipations, tensions and flaws
 Tuesday 3
-Ecological history of capitalism and ecosocialist alternative – Alain Tondeur
-- the history of the social/ecological crises
+'''[[Ecological history of capitalism and ecosocialist alternative – Daniel Tanuro]]'''
-- the ecosocialist alternative
+* The history of the social/ecological crises
+* The ecosocialist alternative
 Wednesday 4
-Climate and food crisis – Marijke Colle
-- the climate crisis: mechanisms and tipping points
-- the food crisis: link with climate, land grabbing, food sovereignty
-- the impossible green capitalism; the fight for climate and global justice: which struggles, which alliances (workers, peasants, women, indigenous peoples);
- Thursday 5
+'''[[Climate and food crisis – Marijke Colle]]'''
-Socialist democracy – Catherine  Samary
+* The climate crisis: mechanisms and tipping points
-- The problem of bureaucracy after the overthrow of capitalism
+* The food crisis: link with climate, land grabbing, food sovereignty
-- Democracy and political representation; democracy and the Law; self-organisation of social movements
+* The impossible green capitalism; the fight for climate and global justice: which struggles, which alliances (workers, peasants, women, indigenous peoples);
-- Socialist democracy and political pluralism
-(Reading text: “Socialist democracy and the dictatorship of the proletariat” Resolution)
+Thursday 5
+'''[[Socialist democracy – Catherine Samary]]'''
+* The problem of bureaucracy after the overthrow of capitalism
+* Democracy and political representation; democracy and the Law; self-organisation of social movements
+* Socialist democracy and political pluralism
 Friday 6
-Free Day
+'''Free Day'''
-Third module : Strategic questions and situation in the different world regions
+== Third module : Strategic questions and situation in the different world regions ==
 Saturday 7
-Revolutionary strategy in the 21st century – Pierre Rousset
-- Rebuilding class consciousness and rebuilding mass organisations
+'''[[Revolutionary strategy in the 21st century – Pierre Rousset]]'''
-- Mass mobilisation and united fronts
+* Rebuilding class consciousness and rebuilding mass organisations
-- The conquest of power in the 21st century.
+* The role of the state: theory and actuality
+* The conquest of power in the 21st century.
 Sunday 8
-Dynamics of the left forces in Asia – Pierre Rousset
-- The economies of the emergent countries, the role of China
-- Ongoing conflicts: workers movements, peasant movement, indigenous peoples movement
-- The dynamics of the left, new parties.
- Monday 9
+'''[[Dynamics of the left forces in Asia – Pierre Rousset]]'''
-Further deepening of the crisis in the Arab region – Jacques Babel
+* The economies of the emergent countries, the role of China
-- Socioeconomic roots of the Arab spring;
+* Ongoing conflicts: workers movements, peasant movement, indigenous peoples movement
-- Dynamics of the processes in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, (Syria?);
+* The dynamics of the left, new parties.
-- The fight for dignity and democracy; role of Islamic forces; women’s liberation.
+Monday 9
+'''[[Further deepening of the crisis in the Arab region – Jacques Babel]]'''
+* Socioeconomic roots of the Arab spring;
+* Dynamics of the processes in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, (Syria?);
+* The fight for dignity and democracy; role of Islamic forces; women’s liberation.
 Tuesday 10
-Latin America – Frank Gaudichaud ??
-- A “left turn”?
+'''[[The political dynamics in Latin America – Frank Gaudichaud]]'''
-- Class struggles, social movements and Latin-American “progressisms”
+* A “left turn”?
-- “Socialism of the 21st Century”? The new debates on strategy
+* Class struggles, social movements and Latin-American “progressisms”
+* “Socialism of the 21st Century”? The new debates on strategy
 Wednesday 11
-Europe
-- The current economic crisis in different parts of Europe; center and periphery
-- The debt crisis and the attacks against all social gains from the past;
-- the fight for an anti-austerity government and/or the fight for a worker's government/transitional program
-Thursday 12
+'''[[The crisis in Europe and the strategic debates]]'''
-Africa – Paul Martial
+* The current economic crisis in different parts of Europe; center and periphery
-- An economic overview
+* The debt crisis and the attacks against all social gains from the past;
-- The political genesis of the Continent
+* The fight for an anti-austerity government and/or the fight for a worker's government/transitional program
-- Overview of the social and political situation
+Thursday 12
+'''[[Colonialism and struggles in Africa, from independence to the current crisis – Paul Martial]]'''
+* An economic overview
+* The political genesis of the Continent
+* Overview of the social and political situation
 Friday 13
-Internationalism and the Fourth International – Penny Duggan
-- The building of the revolutionary party today
-- The current situation of the Fourth International
-- Perspectives
-Balance sheet, cleaning Saturday 14
+'''[[Internationalism and the Fourth International – Penny Duggan]]'''
+* The building of the revolutionary party today
+* The current situation of the Fourth International
+* Perspectives
+Saturday 14
+'''Balance sheet, cleaning'''

Ecosocialist School 2013: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 10:20, 25 April 2013

First module : Analysis of capitalist society and its multiple crisis and oppressions

Second module : The ecological crisis and ecosocialism

Third module : Strategic questions and situation in the different world regions

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