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== OUTLINE OF THE LECTURE ==
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*'''The political/class character of the EU'''
 
Brief history
 
Why was it constructed?
 
What it its relationship to the workers movement?
 
Is it more or less democratic than the nation state?
 
 
*'''The EU and the world crisis'''
 
The dual nature (economic and ecological) of the crisis.
 
The response of the EU elites.
 
The response of the workers movement.
 
Broad parties and the example of Greece.
 
 
*'''An action programme for the crisis'''
 
Our response to the crisis
 
Do we call for ‘growth’?
 
What demands do we advance and why?

Latest revision as of 11:03, 1 November 2012

OUTLINE OF THE LECTURE

  • The political/class character of the EU

Brief history

Why was it constructed?

What it its relationship to the workers movement?

Is it more or less democratic than the nation state?


  • The EU and the world crisis

The dual nature (economic and ecological) of the crisis.

The response of the EU elites.

The response of the workers movement.

Broad parties and the example of Greece.


  • An action programme for the crisis

Our response to the crisis

Do we call for ‘growth’?

What demands do we advance and why?