Difference between revisions of "Ecosocialist School 2016"
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Saturday 19 November | Saturday 19 November | ||
[[Introduction: The historical materialist method]]<br> | [[Introduction: The historical materialist method]]<br> | ||
- Place of marxism in history | - Place of marxism in history<br> | ||
- Historical Materialism | - Historical Materialism<br> | ||
- Marxist critique of political economy | - Marxist critique of political economy<br> | ||
Alex Merlo | Alex Merlo | ||
Sunday 20 November | Sunday 20 November | ||
[[Mode of (re-)production and women's oppression in capitalism]]<br> | [[Mode of (re-)production and women's oppression in capitalism]]<br> | ||
- The capitalist mode of production and the sexual division of labour | - The capitalist mode of production and the sexual division of labour<br> | ||
- Social reproduction | - Social reproduction<br> | ||
- Domestic and unpaid labour | - Domestic and unpaid labour<br> | ||
Susan Pashkoff | Susan Pashkoff | ||
Monday 21 November | Monday 21 November | ||
[[Relationship human society-nature]]<br> | [[Relationship human society-nature]]<br> | ||
- Technology & productivism | - Technology & productivism<br> | ||
- The notion of progress | - The notion of progress<br> | ||
- Ecosocialist answers | - Ecosocialist answers<br> | ||
Marijke Colle | Marijke Colle | ||
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Tuesday 22 November | Tuesday 22 November | ||
[[Feminism, Marxism and intersectionality]]<br> | [[Feminism, Marxism and intersectionality]]<br> | ||
- Origins and different aspects of women's oppression | - Origins and different aspects of women's oppression<br> | ||
- The LGBT movement, homophobia and sexual identity | - The LGBT movement, homophobia and sexual identity<br> | ||
- Intersectionality | - Intersectionality<br> | ||
- Feminist struggle and its links with marxism | - Feminist struggle and its links with marxism<br> | ||
Nadia de Mond | Nadia de Mond | ||
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Wednesday 23 November | Wednesday 23 November | ||
[[Class: objective definitions, shifting contours, subjective expressions]]<br> | [[Class: objective definitions, shifting contours, subjective expressions]]<br> | ||
- Class as a concept | - Class as a concept<br> | ||
- Historical changes in labor relations since the end of the 19th cc | - Historical changes in labor relations since the end of the 19th cc<br> | ||
- Working class today, precarity | - Working class today, precarity<br> | ||
Thursday 24 November | Thursday 24 November<br> | ||
Free day | Free day | ||
Friday 25 November | Friday 25 November<br> | ||
[[Long waves and crises]]<br> | [[Long waves and crises]]<br> | ||
- The marxist analysis of crisis, rate of profit | - The marxist analysis of crisis, rate of profit<br> | ||
- The theory of long waves | - The theory of long waves<br> | ||
- The neoliberal answer to the crisis since the 1980's | - The neoliberal answer to the crisis since the 1980's<br> | ||
'''Module 2. Deepening globalisation and its contradictions''' | '''Module 2. Deepening globalisation and its contradictions''' | ||
Saturday 26 November | Saturday 26 November<br> | ||
[[Imperialism, from the highest stage of capitalism to globalization]]<br> | [[Imperialism, from the highest stage of capitalism to globalization]]<br> | ||
- The classic theory of imperialism | - The classic theory of imperialism<br> | ||
- Permanent revolution versus stageism and campism | - Permanent revolution versus stageism and campism<br> | ||
- Imperialisms today | - Imperialisms today<br> | ||
Sunday 27 November | Sunday 27 November<br> | ||
[[Climate and food crisis]]<br> | [[Climate and food crisis]]<br> | ||
- Mechanisms of the climate crisis | - Mechanisms of the climate crisis<br> | ||
- Food crisis and food sovereignty | - Food crisis and food sovereignty<br> | ||
- The role of workers, peasants, women and IP's | - The role of workers, peasants, women and IP's<br> | ||
Marijke Colle | Marijke Colle | ||
Monday 28 November | Monday 28 November<br> | ||
[[China's global role: challenging the US]]<br> | [[China's global role: challenging the US]]<br> | ||
- The rise of China as a global power | - The rise of China as a global power<br> | ||
- The changing character of China | - The changing character of China<br> | ||
- China on the world stage | - China on the world stage<br> | ||
Pierre Rousset | Pierre Rousset | ||
Tuesday 29 December | Tuesday 29 December<br> | ||
[[EU imperialism]]<br> | [[EU imperialism]]<br> | ||
- History of the EU as a project for the formation of an European bourgeoisie | - 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 | - The contradictions in the EU leading to the current political and economic crisis<br> | ||
- Greece as a laboratory for the EU's crisis measures | - Greece as a laboratory for the EU's crisis measures<br> | ||
Eric Toussaint | Eric Toussaint | ||
Wednesday 30 December | Wednesday 30 December<br> | ||
[[The role of fundamentalism]]<br> | [[The role of fundamentalism]]<br> | ||
- Material roots of fundamentalism | - Material roots of fundamentalism<br> | ||
- The political role of fundamentalism | - The political role of fundamentalism<br> | ||
- Fundamentalism, women and LGBTIQ | - Fundamentalism, women and LGBTIQ<br> | ||
Terry Conway | Terry Conway | ||
Thursday 1 December | Thursday 1 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 | Friday 2 December<br> | ||
[[The crisis in the Middle East]]<br> | [[The crisis in the Middle East]]<br> | ||
- Socioeconomic roots of the Arab uprising and dynamics of the process | - Socioeconomic roots of the Arab uprising and dynamics of the process<br> | ||
- Reactionary counter-offensives and the role of the Left | - Reactionary counter-offensives and the role of the Left<br> | ||
- Syria and imperialist interventions | - Syria and imperialist interventions<br> | ||
Saturday 3 December | Saturday 3 December<br> | ||
[[The anti-racist struggle]] <br> | [[The anti-racist struggle]] <br> | ||
- Historical roots of racism in colonialism and imperialism | - Historical roots of racism in colonialism and imperialism<br> | ||
- Institutional racism and racist ideologies today | - Institutional racism and racist ideologies today<br> | ||
- Migration and migrant solidarity | - Migration and migrant solidarity<br> | ||
Sunday 4 December | Sunday 4 December<br> | ||
[[Climate change and social transformation]]<br> | [[Climate change and social transformation]]<br> | ||
- Linking climate change and social struggles | - Linking climate change and social struggles<br> | ||
- Sustainability and democracy | - Sustainability and democracy<br> | ||
- Transitional demands | - Transitional demands<br> | ||
Monday 5 December | Monday 5 December<br> | ||
[[A balance sheet of the progressive cycle in Latin-America]]<br> | [[A balance sheet of the progressive cycle in Latin-America]]<br> | ||
- Experiences in Venezuela, Bolivia, | - Experiences in Venezuela, Bolivia, <br> | ||
- Popular power and the state | - Popular power and the state<br> | ||
- The end of a period? | - The end of a period?<br> | ||
Tuesday 6 December | Tuesday 6 December<br> | ||
[[Road to power: a transtional approach]]<br> | [[Road to power: a transtional approach]]<br> | ||
- The centrality of self-emancipation | - The centrality of self-emancipation<br> | ||
- The role of the capitalist state and bourgeois democracy | - The role of the capitalist state and bourgeois democracy<br> | ||
- A transitional approach today | - A transitional approach today<br> | ||
Wednesday 7 December | Wednesday 7 December<br> | ||
[[The feminist challenge in changing society: feminizing our perspectives and our movements]]<br> | [[The feminist challenge in changing society: feminizing our perspectives and our movements]]<br> | ||
- The role of the women's movement | - The role of the women's movement<br> | ||
- Centrality of women's oppression in liberation struggles | - Centrality of women's oppression in liberation struggles<br> | ||
- Feminist policies in revolutionary parties | - Feminist policies in revolutionary parties<br> | ||
Thursday 8 December | Thursday 8 December<br> | ||
[[The strategic importance of internationalism and the role of an international]]<br> | [[The strategic importance of internationalism and the role of an international]]<br> | ||
- Historical aspects of the Four internationals | - Historical aspects of the Four internationals<br> | ||
- World capitalism and internationalism | - World capitalism and internationalism<br> | ||
- The FI today | - The FI today<br> | ||
Revision as of 12:38, 6 October 2016
Preliminary program
Module 1. Concepts in Marxism
Friday 18 November
Introduction to the school
Saturday 19 November
Introduction: The historical materialist method
- Place of marxism in history
- Historical Materialism
- Marxist critique of political economy
Alex Merlo
Sunday 20 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
Monday 21 November
Relationship human society-nature
- Technology & productivism
- The notion of progress
- Ecosocialist answers
Marijke Colle
Tuesday 22 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
Wednesday 23 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
Thursday 24 November
Free day
Friday 25 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
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
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 29 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
Wednesday 30 December
The role of fundamentalism
- Material roots of fundamentalism
- The political role of fundamentalism
- Fundamentalism, women and LGBTIQ
Terry Conway
Thursday 1 December
Free day
Module 3. Strategic questions in changing the world
Friday 2 December
The crisis in the Middle East
- Socioeconomic roots of the Arab uprising and dynamics of the process
- Reactionary counter-offensives and the role of the Left
- Syria and imperialist interventions
Saturday 3 December
The anti-racist struggle
- Historical roots of racism in colonialism and imperialism
- Institutional racism and racist ideologies today
- Migration and migrant solidarity
Sunday 4 December
Climate change and social transformation
- Linking climate change and social struggles
- Sustainability and democracy
- Transitional demands
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
Road to power: a transtional approach
- The centrality of self-emancipation
- The role of the capitalist state and bourgeois democracy
- A transitional approach today
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
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