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Saturday 19 November
Saturday 19 November
[[Introduction: The historical materialist method]]<br>
[[The historical materialist method]]<br>
- Place of marxism in history<br>
- Place of marxism in history<br>
- Historical Materialism<br>
- Historical Materialism<br>
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Sunday 20 November
Sunday 20 November
[[Mode of (re-)production and women's oppression in capitalism]]<br>
[[Class: objective definitions, shifting contours, subjective expressions]]<br>
- The capitalist mode of production and the sexual division of labour<br>
- Class as a concept<br>
- Social reproduction<br>
- Historical changes in labor relations since the end of the 19th cc<br>
- Domestic and unpaid labour<br>
- Working class today, precarity<br>
Susan Pashkoff
Maral Jefroudi




Monday 21 November
Monday 21 November
[[Relationship human society-nature]]<br>
- Technology & productivism<br>
- The notion of progress<br>
- Ecosocialist answers<br>
Marijke Colle
Tuesday 22 November
[[Feminism, Marxism and intersectionality]]<br>
[[Feminism, Marxism and intersectionality]]<br>
- Origins and different aspects of women's oppression<br>
- Origins and different aspects of women's oppression<br>
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- Feminist struggle and its links with marxism<br>
- Feminist struggle and its links with marxism<br>
Nadia de Mond
Nadia de Mond
Tuesday 22 November
[[Relationship human society-nature]]<br>
- Technology & productivism<br>
- The notion of progress<br>
- Ecosocialist answers<br>
Marijke Colle




Wednesday 23 November
Wednesday 23 November
[[Class: objective definitions, shifting contours, subjective expressions]]<br>
[[Mode of (re-)production and women's oppression in capitalism]]<br>
- Class as a concept<br>
- The capitalist mode of production and the sexual division of labour<br>
- Historical changes in labor relations since the end of the 19th cc<br>
- Social reproduction<br>
- Working class today, precarity<br>
- Domestic and unpaid labour<br>
Susan Pashkoff




Thursday 24 November<br>
Thursday 24 November<br>
Free day
Friday 25 November<br>
[[Long waves and crises]]<br>
[[Long waves and crises]]<br>
- The marxist analysis of crisis, rate of profit<br>
- The marxist analysis of crisis, rate of profit<br>
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- The neoliberal answer to the crisis since the 1980's<br>
- The neoliberal answer to the crisis since the 1980's<br>


Friday 25 November<br>
Free day


'''Module 2. Deepening globalisation and its contradictions'''
'''Module 2. Deepening globalisation and its contradictions'''
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Monday 28 November<br>
Monday 28 November<br>
[[China's global role: challenging the US]]<br>
[[The Middle East today ]]<br>
- The rise of China as a global power<br>
- Socio-economic roots of the Arab uprising and dynamics of the process<br>
- The changing character of China<br>
- Reactionary counter-offensives and the role of the Left<br>
- China on the world stage<br>
- Syria and imperialist interventions<br>
Pierre Rousset




Tuesday 29 December<br>
Tuesday 29 December<br>
[[EU imperialism]]<br>
- History of the EU as a project for the formation of an European bourgeoisie<br>
- The contradictions in the EU leading to the current political and economic crisis<br>
- Greece as a laboratory for the EU's crisis measures<br>
Eric Toussaint
Wednesday 30 December<br>
[[The role of fundamentalism]]<br>
[[The role of fundamentalism]]<br>
- Material roots of fundamentalism<br>
- Material roots of fundamentalism<br>
- The political role of fundamentalism<br>
- The political role of fundamentalism<br>
- Fundamentalism, women and LGBTIQ<br>
- Fundamentalism, women and LGBTIQ<br>
Terry Conway
 
Wednesday 30 December<br>
[[The anti-racist struggle]] <br>
- Historical roots of racism in colonialism and imperialism<br>
- Institutional racism and racist ideologies today<br>
- Migration and migrant solidarity<br>




Thursday 1 December<br>
Thursday 1 December<br>
[[EU imperialism]]<br>
- History of the EU as a project for the formation of an European bourgeoisie<br>
- The contradictions in the EU leading to the current political and economic crisis<br>
- Greece as a laboratory for the EU's crisis measures<br>
Eric Toussaint
Friday 2 December<br>
Free day
Free day


'''Module 3. Strategic questions in changing the world'''
'''Module 3. Strategic questions in changing the world'''
Friday 2 December<br>
[[The crisis in the Middle East]]<br>
- Socioeconomic roots of the Arab uprising and dynamics of the process<br>
- Reactionary counter-offensives and the role of the Left<br>
- Syria and imperialist interventions<br>


Saturday 3 December<br>
Saturday 3 December<br>
[[The anti-racist struggle]] <br>
[[Road to power: a transitional approach]]<br>
- Historical roots of racism in colonialism and imperialism<br>
- The centrality of self-emancipation<br>
- Institutional racism and racist ideologies today<br>
- The role of the capitalist state and bourgeois democracy<br>
- Migration and migrant solidarity<br>
- A transitional approach today<br>




Sunday 4 December<br>
Sunday 4 December<br>
[[Climate change and social transformation]]<br>
[[China's global role: challenging the US]]<br>
- Linking climate change and social struggles<br>
- The rise of China as a global power<br>
- Sustainability and democracy<br>
- The changing character of China<br>
- Transitional demands<br>
- China on the world stage<br>
Pierre Rousset




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- Popular power and the state<br>
- Popular power and the state<br>
- The end of a period?<br>
- The end of a period?<br>


Tuesday 6 December<br>
Tuesday 6 December<br>
[[Road to power: a transtional approach]]<br>
[[Climate change and social transformation]]<br>
- The centrality of self-emancipation<br>
- Linking climate change and social struggles<br>
- The role of the capitalist state and bourgeois democracy<br>
- Sustainability and democracy<br>
- A transitional approach today<br>
- Transitional demands<br>




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- Centrality of women's oppression in liberation struggles<br>
- Centrality of women's oppression in liberation struggles<br>
- Feminist policies in revolutionary parties<br>
- Feminist policies in revolutionary parties<br>
Penny Duggan





Revision as of 14:07, 6 October 2016

Preliminary program

Module 1. Concepts in Marxism

Friday 18 November Introduction to the school

Saturday 19 November The historical materialist method
- Place of marxism in history
- Historical Materialism
- Marxist critique of political economy
Alex Merlo


Sunday 20 November Class: objective definitions, shifting contours, subjective expressions
- Class as a concept
- Historical changes in labor relations since the end of the 19th cc
- Working class today, precarity
Maral Jefroudi


Monday 21 November Feminism, Marxism and intersectionality
- Origins and different aspects of women's oppression
- The LGBT movement, homophobia and sexual identity
- Intersectionality
- Feminist struggle and its links with marxism
Nadia de Mond


Tuesday 22 November Relationship human society-nature
- Technology & productivism
- The notion of progress
- Ecosocialist answers
Marijke Colle


Wednesday 23 November Mode of (re-)production and women's oppression in capitalism
- The capitalist mode of production and the sexual division of labour
- Social reproduction
- Domestic and unpaid labour
Susan Pashkoff


Thursday 24 November
Long waves and crises
- The marxist analysis of crisis, rate of profit
- The theory of long waves
- The neoliberal answer to the crisis since the 1980's

Friday 25 November
Free day

Module 2. Deepening globalisation and its contradictions

Saturday 26 November
Imperialism, from the highest stage of capitalism to globalization
- The classic theory of imperialism
- Permanent revolution versus stageism and campism
- Imperialisms today


Sunday 27 November
Climate and food crisis
- Mechanisms of the climate crisis
- Food crisis and food sovereignty
- The role of workers, peasants, women and IP's
Marijke Colle


Monday 28 November
The Middle East today
- Socio-economic roots of the Arab uprising and dynamics of the process
- Reactionary counter-offensives and the role of the Left
- Syria and imperialist interventions


Tuesday 29 December
The role of fundamentalism
- Material roots of fundamentalism
- The political role of fundamentalism
- Fundamentalism, women and LGBTIQ

Wednesday 30 December
The anti-racist struggle
- Historical roots of racism in colonialism and imperialism
- Institutional racism and racist ideologies today
- Migration and migrant solidarity


Thursday 1 December
EU imperialism
- History of the EU as a project for the formation of an European bourgeoisie
- The contradictions in the EU leading to the current political and economic crisis
- Greece as a laboratory for the EU's crisis measures
Eric Toussaint

Friday 2 December
Free day


Module 3. Strategic questions in changing the world

Saturday 3 December
Road to power: a transitional approach
- The centrality of self-emancipation
- The role of the capitalist state and bourgeois democracy
- A transitional approach today


Sunday 4 December
China's global role: challenging the US
- The rise of China as a global power
- The changing character of China
- China on the world stage
Pierre Rousset


Monday 5 December
A balance sheet of the progressive cycle in Latin-America
- Experiences in Venezuela, Bolivia,
- Popular power and the state
- The end of a period?

Tuesday 6 December
Climate change and social transformation
- Linking climate change and social struggles
- Sustainability and democracy
- Transitional demands


Wednesday 7 December
The feminist challenge in changing society: feminizing our perspectives and our movements
- The role of the women's movement
- Centrality of women's oppression in liberation struggles
- Feminist policies in revolutionary parties
Penny Duggan


Thursday 8 December
The strategic importance of internationalism and the role of an international
- Historical aspects of the Four internationals
- World capitalism and internationalism
- The FI today


Friday 9 December Evaluation, cleaning

  • 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
  • 16.30-17.10: Final discussion, starting with reports from the group. Part 1
  • 17.10-17.20 Break
  • 17.20-18.00 Final discussion. Part 2
  • 18.00-20.30: Reading time
  • 20.30: Evening meal