Difference between revisions of "Ecosocialist School 2016"
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Saturday 19 November | Saturday 19 November | ||
[[ | [[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 | ||
[[ | [[Class: objective definitions, shifting contours, subjective expressions]]<br> | ||
- | - Class as a concept<br> | ||
- | - Historical changes in labor relations since the end of the 19th cc<br> | ||
- | - Working class today, precarity<br> | ||
Maral Jefroudi | |||
Monday 21 November | Monday 21 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 | ||
[[ | [[Mode of (re-)production and women's oppression in capitalism]]<br> | ||
- | - The capitalist mode of production and the sexual division of labour<br> | ||
- | - Social reproduction<br> | ||
- | - Domestic and unpaid labour<br> | ||
Susan Pashkoff | |||
Thursday 24 November<br> | Thursday 24 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> | ||
[[ | [[The Middle East today ]]<br> | ||
- | - Socio-economic 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> | ||
Tuesday 29 December<br> | Tuesday 29 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> | ||
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''' | ||
Saturday 3 December<br> | Saturday 3 December<br> | ||
[[ | [[Road to power: a transitional approach]]<br> | ||
- | - The centrality of self-emancipation<br> | ||
- | - The role of the capitalist state and bourgeois democracy<br> | ||
- | - A transitional approach today<br> | ||
Sunday 4 December<br> | Sunday 4 December<br> | ||
[[ | [[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 | |||
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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> | ||
[[ | [[Climate change and social transformation]]<br> | ||
- | - Linking climate change and social struggles<br> | ||
- | - Sustainability and democracy<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 16:07, 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