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'''Module 1. Concepts in Marxism''' | '''Module 1. Concepts in Marxism''' | ||
Saturday 18 November, 16.00 | |||
[[Introduction to the school]]<br> | [[Introduction to the school]]<br> | ||
Sunday 19 November | |||
1 [[The historical materialist method]]<br> | 1 [[The historical materialist method]]<br> | ||
- Place of marxism in history<br> | - Place of marxism in history<br> | ||
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Monday 20 November | |||
2 [[Class: objective definitions, shifting contours, subjective expressions]]<br> | 2 [[Class: objective definitions, shifting contours, subjective expressions]]<br> | ||
- Class as a concept<br> | - Class as a concept<br> | ||
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Tuesday 21 November | |||
3 [[Feminism, Marxism and intersectionality]]<br> | 3 [[Feminism, Marxism and intersectionality]]<br> | ||
- | - Aspects of women’s oppression, the capitalist mode of reproduction and sexual division of labour<br> | ||
- Social reproduction theory<br> | |||
- | - Feminist struggle and its links with Marxism<br> | ||
- Feminist struggle and its links with | |||
Wednesday 22 November | |||
4 [[Relationship human society | 4 [[LGBTIQ liberation struggles]]<br> | ||
- Marxist view of LGBTIQ oppression<br> | |||
– heteronormativity, gender identity, racism and imperialism<br> | |||
Thursday 23 November | |||
5 [[Relationship human society/nature, productivism]]<br> | |||
- Technology & productivism<br> | - Technology & productivism<br> | ||
- The notion of progress<br> | - The notion of progress<br> | ||
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Friday 24 November<br> | |||
6 [[Long waves and crises]]<br> | 6 [[Long waves and crises]]<br> | ||
- The marxist analysis of crisis, rate of profit<br> | - The marxist analysis of crisis, rate of profit<br> | ||
- The theory of long waves<br> | - The theory of long waves<br> | ||
- The neoliberal answer to the crisis since the 1980's<br> | - The neoliberal answer to the crisis since the 1980's<br> | ||
Saturday 25 November<br> | |||
Free day | Free day | ||
'''Module 2. Deepening globalisation and its contradictions''' | '''Module 2. Deepening globalisation and its contradictions''' | ||
Sunday 26 November<br> | |||
7 [[Imperialism, from the highest stage of capitalism to globalization]]<br> | 7 [[Imperialism, from the highest stage of capitalism to globalization]]<br> | ||
- The classic theory of imperialism<br> | - The classic theory of imperialism<br> | ||
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Monday 27 November<br> | |||
8 [[ | 8 [[China's global role: challenging the US]]<br> | ||
- | - The rise of China as a global power<br> | ||
- | - The changing character of China<br> | ||
- | - China on the world stage<br> | ||
Pierre Rousset | |||
Tuesday 28 November<br> | |||
9 [[Neo-Colonialism, imperialism and struggles in Africa]]<br> | |||
- Economic point of view<br> | |||
- The political genesis of the Continent<br> | |||
- Overview of the social and political situation<br> | |||
Wednesday 29 November<br> | |||
10 [[A balance sheet of the progressive cycle in Latin-America] | |||
- | - Experiences with different kinds of 'progressive governments' (Ecuador, Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Bolivia)<br> | ||
- The | - The so-called 'pink tide' and the start of a new cycle?<br> | ||
- | - Popular power and the state | ||
Sebastien Brulez | |||
Thursday 30 November<br> | |||
11 [[The Middle East today]]<br> | |||
- Socio-economic roots of the Arab uprising and dynamics of the process<br> | - Socio-economic roots of the Arab uprising and dynamics of the process<br> | ||
- Reactionary counter-offensives and the role of the Left<br> | - Reactionary counter-offensives and the role of the Left<br> | ||
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Friday 1 December<br> | |||
12 [[EU imperialism]]<br> | 12 [[EU imperialism]]<br> | ||
- History of the EU as a project for the formation of an European bourgeoisie<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> | - The contradictions in the EU leading to the current political and economic crisis<br> | ||
- Greece | - Greece and Brexit<br> | ||
Saturday 2 December<br> | |||
Free day | Free day | ||
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'''Module 3. Strategic questions in changing the world''' | '''Module 3. Strategic questions in changing the world''' | ||
Sunday 3 December<br> | |||
13 [[ | 13 [[Climate change and social transformation]]<br> | ||
- | - Linking climate change and social struggles<br> | ||
- | - Sustainability and democracy<br> | ||
- | - Transitional demands<br> | ||
Manuel Garí Ramos | |||
Monday 4 December<br> | |||
14 [[ | 14 [[14- Fundamentalism/ Religion and Politics]]<br> | ||
- | - Marxist view of religion | ||
- Global rise of religious identities as a world-wide phenomenon - Far right, religious fundamentalism | |||
- | |||
Tuesday 5 December<br> | |||
15 [[ | 15 [[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> | ||
Wednesday 6 December<br> | |||
16 [[ | 16 [[ The feminist challenge in changing society, feminizing our perspectives and our movements]]<br> | ||
- The | - The role of the women's movement | ||
- | - Centrality of women's oppression in liberation struggles - | ||
- | Feminist policies in revolutionary parties | ||
Thursday 7 December<br> | |||
17 [[Road to power: a transitional approach]]<br> | 17 [[Road to power: a transitional approach]]<br> | ||
- The centrality of self-emancipation<br> | - The centrality of self-emancipation<br> | ||
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Friday 8 December<br> | |||
18 [[The strategic importance of internationalism and the role of an international]]<br> | 18 [[The strategic importance of internationalism and the role of an international]]<br> | ||
- Historical aspects of the Four internationals<br> | - Historical aspects of the Four internationals<br> | ||
- World capitalism and internationalism<br> | - World capitalism and internationalism<br> | ||
- The FI today<br> | - The FI today<br> | ||
Saturday 9 December | |||
[[Evaluation, cleaning]]<br> | [[Evaluation, cleaning]]<br> | ||
Revision as of 10:21, 29 September 2017
Module 1. Concepts in Marxism
Saturday 18 November, 16.00
Introduction to the school
Sunday 19 November
1 The historical materialist method
- Place of marxism in history
- Historical Materialism
- Marxist critique of political economy
Alex Merlo
Monday 20 November
2 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
Tuesday 21 November
3 Feminism, Marxism and intersectionality
- Aspects of women’s oppression, the capitalist mode of reproduction and sexual division of labour
- Social reproduction theory
- Feminist struggle and its links with Marxism
Wednesday 22 November
4 LGBTIQ liberation struggles
- Marxist view of LGBTIQ oppression
– heteronormativity, gender identity, racism and imperialism
Thursday 23 November
5 Relationship human society/nature, productivism
- Technology & productivism
- The notion of progress
- Ecosocialist answers
Marijke Colle
Friday 24 November
6 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
Saturday 25 November
Free day
Module 2. Deepening globalisation and its contradictions
Sunday 26 November
7 Imperialism, from the highest stage of capitalism to globalization
- The classic theory of imperialism
- Permanent revolution versus stageism and campism
- Imperialisms today
Peter Drucker
Monday 27 November
8 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
Tuesday 28 November
9 Neo-Colonialism, imperialism and struggles in Africa
- Economic point of view
- The political genesis of the Continent
- Overview of the social and political situation
Wednesday 29 November
10 [[A balance sheet of the progressive cycle in Latin-America]
- Experiences with different kinds of 'progressive governments' (Ecuador, Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Bolivia)
- The so-called 'pink tide' and the start of a new cycle?
- Popular power and the state
Sebastien Brulez
Thursday 30 November
11 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
Joseph Daher
Friday 1 December
12 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 and Brexit
Saturday 2 December
Free day
Module 3. Strategic questions in changing the world
Sunday 3 December
13 Climate change and social transformation
- Linking climate change and social struggles
- Sustainability and democracy
- Transitional demands
Manuel Garí Ramos
Monday 4 December
14 14- Fundamentalism/ Religion and Politics
- Marxist view of religion
- Global rise of religious identities as a world-wide phenomenon - Far right, religious fundamentalism
Tuesday 5 December
15 The anti-racist struggle
- Historical roots of racism in colonialism and imperialism
- Institutional racism and racist ideologies today
- Migration and migrant solidarity
Wednesday 6 December
16 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
Thursday 7 December
17 Road to power: a transitional approach
- The centrality of self-emancipation
- The role of the capitalist state and bourgeois democracy
- A transitional approach today
Catherine Samary
Friday 8 December
18 The strategic importance of internationalism and the role of an international
- Historical aspects of the Four internationals
- World capitalism and internationalism
- The FI today
Saturday 9 December
Evaluation, cleaning
- 9.30-10.10: Lecture. Part 1
- 10.10-10.20: Break
- 10.20-11.00: Lecture. Part 2
- 11.00-11.10: Break
- 11.10-11:50: Lecture. Part 3
- 11.50-12.00: Break
- 12.00-12.30: Questions and answers
- 12.30-15.00: 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
- 17.20-17.50 Final discussion. Part 2
- 17.50-18.00: Break
- 18.00-18.30: country report or final discussion