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Tom O’Brien and Dónal Ó Coisdealbha Livestream giving update on their book
Read more: Tom O’Brien and Dónal Ó Coisdealbha Livestream giving update on their bookRecently Tom O’Brien and Dónal Ó Coisdealbha did a livestream where they gave an update on the writing process of their book. You can find the livestream here. You can […]
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Part 2 of “From Alpha to Omega” Podcast’s discussion of the Toyota Production System and its implications for socialist planning
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in PodcastsRead more: Part 2 of “From Alpha to Omega” Podcast’s discussion of the Toyota Production System and its implications for socialist planningPart Two of the discussion on the Toyota Production System and its implications for socialist planning, featuring Dónal Ó Coisdealbha and Tom O’Brien
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Call for Papers – Creating Another World: Alternative Organizations as Engines of Social Transformation
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Read more: Call for Papers – Creating Another World: Alternative Organizations as Engines of Social TransformationA sub-theme of the 41st European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS) colloquium in Athens is about Creating Another World: Alternative Organizations as Engines of Social Transformation. Papers are due January […]
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Call for contributions – First INDEP conference: Democratic Economic Planning for the Real World
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Read more: Call for contributions – First INDEP conference: Democratic Economic Planning for the Real WorldIn the face of capitalism’s striking failure to confront the contemporary challenges raised by the poly-crisis of war, ecological collapse and rising inequalities, democratic economic planning (DEP) has recently gained […]
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Article on democratic economic/ecological planning in Organization SI on Public Value
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in ArticlesRead more: Article on democratic economic/ecological planning in Organization SI on Public ValueAbstract:The idea of planning has reappeared as an object of interest for critical research on post-capitalist organizational futures. This article offers a critical review of the emerging scholarship on planning, […]
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INDEP Organising Panels at 21st Historical Materialism Conference
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in NewsRead more: INDEP Organising Panels at 21st Historical Materialism ConferenceThe 21st Historical Materialism Conference will take place November 7-10 2024 in London. INDEP Steering Group members Thomas O’Brien, Donal O’Coisdealbha, and Ferdia O’Driscoll have organised three panels on postcapitalism, […]
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Episode of Auxiliary Statements Podcast on ‘The Capitalist Nature of the “Socialist” Countries’
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in PodcastsRead more: Episode of Auxiliary Statements Podcast on ‘The Capitalist Nature of the “Socialist” Countries’Brief Description:This episode dives into value theory to explore what truly defines a society as socialist or capitalist, questioning the economic and ideological boundaries between these systems. The hosts discuss […]
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Article on Urban Commons as a Path Beyond Capitalism
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in BlogRead more: Article on Urban Commons as a Path Beyond CapitalismBrief Description:This article discusses how urban commons provide an alternative to capitalist urbanization, focusing on Professor Stefan Gruber’s work with the Atlas of Commoning. It explores the role of architecture […]
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New Role: Commons Chair at Institut d’études avancées de Nantes
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in JobsRead more: New Role: Commons Chair at Institut d’études avancées de NantesJob Title: Research Fellow – Chair of CommonsOrganization: Institut d’études avancées de NantesLocation: Nantes, FranceJob Type: Full-time (9-month individual residency or 3-month team residency) Brief Description: The Institut d’études avancées […]
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New Study by think tank Communia on Socialization as emancipatory hegemony project for transforming the energy sector
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in NewsRead more: New Study by think tank Communia on Socialization as emancipatory hegemony project for transforming the energy sectorThe german think tank Communia has recently published a study on how socialization can become an emancipatory hegemony project for transforming the energy sector. It maps the current predominant reactions […]
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New Post on Tomas Härdin’s blog on In-kind Accounting
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in BlogRead more: New Post on Tomas Härdin’s blog on In-kind AccountingIn order to effect control of any system we must first have data on that system. A planned economy, such as I’ve been writing about for the last few years, is synonymous with economic coordination in kind. For such coordination to not be completely arbitrary, to devolve into subjectivist nonsense, we must have accurate in-kind…
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New Grant programme by the Lipman Miliband Trust
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in FundingRead more: New Grant programme by the Lipman Miliband TrustThe Lipman-Miliband Trust have announced a new grant programme for funding up to £30,000 over three years for socialist education projects
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