Ecosocialist School 2022

Saturday 19 November,
15.00 Introduction to the school

Sunday 20 November
1 The historical materialist method
- CAS Alex Merlo

- Place of Marxism in history

- Self-activity

- Historical Materialism

Monday 21 November
2 Introduction to Marxist critique of political economy
- CAS Alex Merlo

Tuesday 22 November
Leila Mathias 3 The struggle against racism
-FR

- Historical roots of racism in colonialism and imperialism

- Institutional racism and racist ideologies today

- Migration and migrant solidarity

Wednesday 23 November
4 Women's movements fighting for gender and sexual liberation
-EN

- A Marxist-feminist analysis of women’s oppression and exploitation

- Gender, sexuality, intersectionality: the question of oppression in a broader framework

- Women's Liberation struggles

Thursday 24 November
5 What's Class?
-EN Maral Jefroudi

- What is the working class? The notion of class in Marx and Marxism

- The historical changes in the class composition of the working class

- The working class today

Friday 25 November
6 What's Ecosocialism?
-FR - Technology & productivism

- The notion of progress

- Ecosocialist answers

Saturday 26 November
Free day

Sunday 27 November
7 LGBTIQ movements and liberation
-EN

- Marxist view of LGBTIQ oppression

– heteronormativity, gender identity

- Rightwing attacks

Peter Drucker

Monday 28 November
8 Imperialism and geopolitical disorder
-CAS

- Classic theory of imperialism

- US imperialism and emerging new powers - towards a multipolar world?

- Imperialism in disorder: from the 1930s to Brexit and Trump

Tuesday 29 November
9 The war in Ukraine and its impact
- EN

Wednesday 30 November
10 China's changing international role
-EN

- The changing character of China

- The rise of China as a global power

- China on the world stage

Thursday 1 December
11 Revolution and counter-revolution in the Middle-East
-FR

- Socio-economic roots of the Arab uprisings and dynamics of the process

- Reactionary counter-offensives and the role of the Left

- The role of global and regional imperialist forces

Friday 2 December
Free Day

Saturday 3 December
12 Long waves in contemporary capitalism
CAS

- The marxist analysis of crisis, rate of profit

- The theory of long waves

- The neoliberal answer to the crisis since the 1980's

Sunday 4 December
13 Social movements and struggles in Latin-America
CAS

Monday 5 December
14 Debt - a tool of neocolonialism in Africa
FR

Tuesday 6 December
15 Self-organization and internal democracy
FR

Wednesday 7 December
16 Climate crisis and the need for social transformation
CAS Manuel Garí Ramos

- Linking climate change and social struggles

- Sustainability and democracy

- Transitional demands

Thursday 8 December
17 Transitional program: socialism or barbarism
EN

Friday 9 December
18 The strategic role of internationalism and the need for an international
EN

- Historical aspects of the Four internationals

- World capitalism and internationalism

Saturday 10 December
Evaluation, cleaning

Structure of the day

9.30-10.00: Lecture part 1

10.00-10.10: Break

10.10-10.40: Lecture Part 2

10.40-10.50: Break

10.50-11:20: Lecture Part 3

11.20-11.30: Break

11.30-12.15: Questions and answers

12.15-14.45: Lunch and time for individual reading

14.45-16.15: Discussion in language groups

16.15-16.30: Break

16.30-17.10: Final discussion starting with reports from the groups. Part 1

17.10-17.20: Break

17.20-18.00: Final discussion. Part 2

18.00-19.30: Reading time

19.30: Evening meal