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 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
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 What's Ecosocialism?
-FR
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