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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20250918T090000
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CREATED:20250916T090920Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop on "AI\, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Economic Planning for a good life for all in Planetary Boundaries"
DESCRIPTION:Note: There are two versions of the description of this workshop. On the official website of the Informatik Festival 2025 you can find the older\, German description\, on Johannes Buchner (one of the co-organizers of the workshop) you can find the updated\, English description. We share the updated\, English one below: \nIf the workshop will be held in German or in English will be decided spontaneously\, depending on the audience. \n“In this workshop\, we will discuss how AI\, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)\, and cybernetic economic planning can contribute to the socio-ecological transformation towards a circular economy within planetary boundaries. Four short scientific presentations will be followed by an interactive programming session. The range of discussion stretches from possible reforms of the current economic system to its (potentially disruptive) transformation towards a completely different economic mode of production. As social and ecological crises worsen\, fundamental doubt arises if the structural logic of capitalism makes it possible to overcome these crises. \nAt the same time\, AI\, cybernetics\, system models\, and socio-ecological databases open up possibilities to address questions of a complex\, fully circular economy directly. In recent years\, debates on abstract and concrete drafts of economic democratization based on decentralized democratic economic planning (DEP) have gained momentum. Identifying workable ways in which resources can be used through economic\, technological\, and social practices to meet human needs within ecological limits is a challenge which could be solved by linking these innovative approaches. \nOn the basis of recent modeling approaches\, databases and still unanswered questions\, we would like to invite you to a discussion and further development of such ideas for a democratic economic system respecting planetary boundaries. \nSpeakers and Topics of the Talks\n\nManuel Gambert: How we plan at the moment – and why\nBartolomeus Häussling Löwgren: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)\, brightway and Planning\nWalther Zeug: Planning\, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and openLCA\nJohannes Buchner: Reinforcement Learning\, Circular Economy and the Strategic Triangle of AI for Sustainability\, partly based on the article Reinforcement Learning and Life Cycle Assessment for a Circular Economy – Towards Absolute Sustainability\n\nOrganising Team\n\nJohannes Buchner\, IPE Berlin and Department of Mathematics and Computer Science\, FU Berlin\nManuel Gambert\, Computer Scientist and Economist\, PRODATO Integration Technology GmbH\, Nürnberg\nBartolomeus Häussling Löwgren\, Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML)\, Leiden University\, Leiden\, the Netherlands\nEric Meier\, INDEP – International Network for Democratic Economic Planning\, Bonn\nImmanuel Thoke\, Department for Statistical Learning\, Leipzig University\nWalther Zeug\, Helmholtz-Center for Environmental Research – UFZ\, Leipzig\n\nAdditional information\nIn the workshop\, we aim to bring together scientists working on Postcapitalist Economic Systems with a wider audience of critical computer scientists. To get an impression of the field and the topics that will be discussed at the workshop\, see e.g. the podcast episode on Postcapitalist Economic Systems (in German).
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/workshop-on-ai-life-cycle-assessment-lca-and-economic-planning-for-a-good-life-for-all-in-planetary-boundaries/
LOCATION:Seminarraum S14\, Universität Potsdam am Campus III – Griebnitzsee\, Haus 6\, August-Bebel-Str. 89\, Potsdam\, Brandenburg\, 14482\, Germany
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SUMMARY:Discussion on Completing Marx's Reproduction Schema on Econophysics Discord Server
DESCRIPTION:This coming Sunday\, September 7 at 5pm-7pm UTC (1pm-3pm EDT/7pm-9pm CET)\, Leone and Alex Creiner will host a public discussion on the Econophysics discord server about Alex’s upcoming paper\, Completing Marx’s Reproduction Schema. The paper discusses Marx’s intent with capital\, social reproduction and extensions to Marx’s reproduction schema\, disproportionality crises\, and blindness induced by the money form. Come on by and hang out and we’ll have a good time discussing all this together!
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/discussion-on-completing-marxs-reproduction-schema-on-econophysics-discord-server/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20250905T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20250905T220000
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CREATED:20250902T100336Z
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SUMMARY:IDA presents Labour Time Accounting at FAU Hamburg
DESCRIPTION:The IDA (Initiative Democratic Labour Time Accounting) is going to be presenting Labour Time Accounting at the coming “Kollektivfreitag” of the FAU (Freie Arbeiter*innen Union) Hamburg. The FAU is an independent grass-roots union which is organized in a federation across Germany. \nThe event will be in German.
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/ida-presents-labour-time-accounting-at-fau-hamburg/
LOCATION:Schwarze Katze\, Fettstr. 23\, Hamburg\, Hamburg\, 20357\, Germany
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20250905T143000
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CREATED:20250731T153040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T114826Z
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SUMMARY:Democratizing Finance: A hybrid mini-workshop with Michael A. McCarthy
DESCRIPTION:To participate in person\, please register on the website of the event. \nFor online Participation\, here’s the link and meeting login data:\nWorkshop participation via Zoom:\nhttps://hu-berlin.zoom-x.de/j/69695476478?pwd=Rh0ZIZevxZoqXZiH9pea42lHTVbq8j.1\nMeeting ID: 696 9547 6478\nPasscode: 800441 \nThe description is taken from the organizer’s website: \n“Co-organized with Christoph Sorg (HU Berlin) and Solveig Degen from the „Socialization in Theory and Practice“ Research Project. \n\n\nTopic:\nWhy is democracy so broken and how might it be fixed? In The Master’s Tools: How Finance Wrecked Democracy (And a Radical Plan to Rebuild It) \, Michael A. McCarthy argues the answer can be found in the flows of credit and investment bound up with finance capital. Today\, finance guides and constrains our politics\, but there is no reason why this must be so. In this workshop\, McCarthy will develop a political and social theory of institutional transformation rooted in the interconnectedness of finance and democracy. Inspired by ancient Athens\, where small groups chosen by lottery were used to ensure democratic participation\, he shows how democracy and working-class power can be strengthened by introducing new forms of financial governance\, focusing on the inclusion of historically excluded groups. His proposals for democratic financial institutions point the way to imbuing finance with a socio-environmental purpose and the funding of a just green transition\, social housing\, and other necessary public goods. And these financial institutions might be the first step toward a whole new kind of economy. \nBackground reading:\nSorg\, Finance as a form of economic planning\nMcCarthy\, Politics of Democratizing finance” \nProgram: \n\nShort welcome from the organizers\n45 min presentation of the book by Micheal A. McCarthy\n10-15 min break\n90 min comments and open discussion
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/democratizing-finance-a-mini-workshop-with-michael-a-mccarthy/
LOCATION:Humboldt University Berlin\, Room 3071\, Unter den Linden 6\, Berlin\, Berlin\, 10117\, Germany
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250821T180000
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SUMMARY:INDEP online Talk - Roger Arevalo - The Management Consultant's Guide to Seizing the Means of Production
DESCRIPTION:When Marx and Engels said capitalism creates its own gravediggers\, they probably weren’t thinking of the most innovative capitalist managers. But in one of the great ironies of history\, they accidentally created a group of methods that perfect- ly fit both how to seize the means of production\, and what to do with it once we have. The best from high risk industries\, services\, manufacturing\, and megaprojects – Crew Resource Management\, Vanguard Method\, Toyota Production System\, the Theory of Constraints\, and Critical Chain Project Management – show us the way. Roger Arevalo is going to tell us how they support democracy and mass participation\, deny the bullies and bureaucrats anywhere to dig in and fester\, and show how a demand-driven economy not only solves\, but dissolves\, most of the problems of economic planning. \nThe event will be in English. \nTo participate\, please register here.
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/indep-online-talk-roger-arevalo-the-management-consultants-guide-to-seizing-the-means-of-production/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250805T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250805T193000
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CREATED:20250731T150355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250731T150355Z
UID:2589-1754416800-1754422200@www.indep.network
SUMMARY:INDEP online Event - Retrospective on the First INDEP Conference in Montreal
DESCRIPTION:In this event a roster of INDEP members are going to give their own personal impression and highlights from the first INDEP conference in Montreal. Through this kaleidoscopic view we hope to capture the bigger image of the conference. A Q&A/discussion section will follow afterwards. \nPlease register for the event here.
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/indep-online-event-retrospective-on-the-first-indep-conference-in-montreal/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20250718T134500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20250718T194500
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CREATED:20250702T095020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T095020Z
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SUMMARY:"Politics\, Valorization and Technology in the High-Tech Bioeconomy" with session on "Democratic Planning in the Anthropocene"
DESCRIPTION:The event will take place online and in English. \nThe description is taken from the event organizer’s website: \nTo conclude the activities of the BioMaterialities research group\, we warmly invite you to a one-day online workshop that brings together central themes of our collaborative research: technology\, valorization\, and politics in the context of the high-tech bioeconomy. In conversation with scholars who have inspired our work\, this event offers a space for open\, critical reflection on how our group’s research contributes to ongoing debates in political ecology\, political economy\, and science and technology studies. \nThe program is structured into three thematic sessions\, each featuring two short presentations\, a response by a discussant\, and an open discussion with participants. \nNo registration is required. You can join the event directly via Zoom: https://hu-berlin.zoom-x.de/j/64276821368 \nWe look forward to your participation. \nProgram Overview\n13:45–14:00\nWelcome and Introduction\nMiriam Boyer & Sarah Hackfort\n“Technology\, Valorization and Politics in the High-Tech Bioeconomy” \nSession 1: Politics | Democratic Planning in the Anthropocene\n14:00–15:30 CET \nThis session explores democratic economic planning as a vital response to the polycrises of the Anthropocene. It critically addresses the limitations of market-based bioeconomy strategies and examines how participatory planning might align economic activity with ecological boundaries and social needs. \n14:00–14:15\nDrew Pendergrass (Duke University)\n“Every Cook Can Plan: Economic Democracy Against Catastrophe” \n14:15–14:30\nJohannes Fehrle (HU Berlin) & Anna Saave (University of Freiburg)\n“Feminist and Eco-Marxist Politics for the Democratic Planning Debate” \n14:30–14:45\nRemarks: Marius Bickhardt (Sciences Po / Centre Marc Bloch) \n14:45–15:30\nOpen discussion \nSession 2: Valorization | Financialization\, Venture Capital\, and Start-Up Economies\n16:00–17:30 CET \nThis session examines how venture capital and broader financial structures shape the high-tech bioeconomy. Focusing on start-ups and their entanglements with corporate and financial actors\, the session explores how sustainability is reconfigured through valuation practices—and with what consequences. \n16:00–16:15\nSarah Ruth Sippel (University of Münster)\n“Techno-finance Fixes: Financializing Agri-Food Through Start-Ups and Venture Capital” \n16:15–16:30\nCornelius Heimstädt (HU Berlin)\n“Pitching Sustainability: Integrating Environmental Concerns into a Carrier of Venture Capitalization” \n16:30–16:45\nRemarks: Peter Feindt (HU Berlin) \n16:45–17:30\nOpen discussion \nSession 3: Technology | Why and How Should We Engage with the Materiality of Technology?\n18:00–19:30 CET \nMoving beyond artifact-centered analyses\, this session focuses on the materiality of technological processes in economic systems. We explore critical approaches to modeling and interpreting these processes through theories of ecologically unequal exchange and input-output economics. \n18:00–18:15\nAlf Hornborg (Lund University)\n“The Materiality of Trade and Development” \n18:15–18:30\nMiriam Boyer (HU Berlin) & Carlos López (El Colegio de México)\n“Critically Assessing Technological Processes: A Multiscale Approach Using Input-Output Economics” \n18:30–18:45\nRemarks: Walther Zeug (Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research\, Leipzig) \n18:45–19:30\nOpen discussion \n19:30–19:45\nFinal Wrap-Up
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/politics-valorization-and-technology-in-the-high-tech-bioeconomy-with-session-on-democratic-planning-in-the-anthropocene/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250708T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250708T203000
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CREATED:20250629T092439Z
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SUMMARY:Cooperation Jackson Livestream on Building Social Digital Commons with Raphael Arar
DESCRIPTION:On July 8th Cooperation Jackson will be hosting a livestream with INDEP member Raphael Arar to talk about how to build autonomous social digital commons. This event is part of Cooperation Jackson’s “Build and Fight Formula” event series\, which takes place on the second Tuesday of every month. You can find past livestreams of this series on their YoutTube channel. \nYou can find the livestream here.
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/cooperation-jackson-livestream-on-building-social-digital-commons-with-raphael-arar/
LOCATION:Online
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cooperation Jackson":MAILTO:CooperationJackson@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250703T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250703T113000
DTSTAMP:20260415T181431
CREATED:20250629T113159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T133946Z
UID:2479-1751536800-1751542200@www.indep.network
SUMMARY:Online Sessions of the First INDEP Conference – Democratic Economic Planning for the Real World
DESCRIPTION:INDEP’s first conference will be held during SASE 2025: online on July 3rd and in person in Montréal\, Québec\, from July 9th to July 12th (see the full schedule). The conference will feature 14 panels and 39 presenters. INDEP’s first conference is supported in part by funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. \nBelow is the schedule of the virtual sessions of the INDEP’s conference; a PDF version is available at the end of the page. If you want to see the full SASE schedule\, please visit this site. \nTo get the Zoom link for the virtual sessions please register here. \nThursday\, July 3rd\, 2025 – Virtual session\n10 AM to 11:30 AM – Online\nThree visions of democratic economic planning \n\nStefan Meretz – Dimensions of Planning in Commonism\nRaphael Arar – How to Plan an Economy: Speculative Tools for Democratic Economic Planning\nAntoine Jourdan: Democratic Economic Planning: Lessons from the French Post-War Experience\n\nModerator: Simon Tremblay-Pepin
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/first-indep-conference-democratic-economic-planning-for-the-real-world-virtual-sessions/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20250626T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20250626T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T181431
CREATED:20250610T120018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T120018Z
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SUMMARY:INDEP online Talk - the IDA presents their Labor Time Accounting App
DESCRIPTION:When a few council communists in the 1920s imagined how a communist economy could work\, they imagined a moneyless economy using labour time as its unit of exchange\, with a corresponding bookkeeping system. 100 years later\, we can implement this system digitally with databases and the Web. \nThe goal is still the same: a society based on self-management\, overcoming exploitation and oppression. \nMembers of IDA (Initiative Demokratische Arbeitszeitrechnung/Initiative Democratic Labour Time Accounting) will briefly introduce the concept of a labour time economy before presenting their current projects: a Web app (Arbeitszeitapp)\, intended for networks of cooperatives that want to create a shared economy today\, as well as a project to simulate a full-scaled labour time economy for tomorrow. \nThe event will be held in English. \nTo participate in the event\, please register here. \nSource code of the Arbeitszeitapp \nDemo instance of the Arbeitszeitapp (in German\, English and Spanish)
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/indep-online-talk-the-ida-presents-their-labor-time-accounting-app/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20250611T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20250611T200000
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CREATED:20250530T044628Z
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SUMMARY:Presentation of Legal Evaluation on the Socialization of the Energy Sector
DESCRIPTION:The event will be held in German\, there will be no online participation. \nThe description is taken from the event’s website: \n“Vorstellung eines juristischen Gutachtens mit Dr. Johannes Franke (Kanzlei Rechtsanwälte Günther Hamburg)\, kommentiert durch Rabea Berfelde und Solveig Degen\, moderiert von Justus Henze (communia) \nVeranstaltung im Rahmen des Forschungsprojekt „Socialization in Theory and Practice. Democratizing Access to Land and Energy“ unter der Leitung von Jacob Blumenfeld und Rabea Berfelde\, gefördert durch die Gerda Henkel Stiftung. \nWährend die Diskussion um die juristische Machbarkeit der Vergesellschaftung von Wohnraum – angestoßen durch die Kampagne Deutsche Wohnen&Co Enteignen– bereits weit vorangeschritten ist\, beginnt die Diskussion um Vergesellschaftungsperspektiven für den Energiesektor erst. \nIn dem Projekt „Demokratische Energiewende statt Klimakatastrophe“ arbeitet der Think Tank communia an Strategien und Konzepten für eine demokratische\, gemeinwohlorientierte und ökologische Energieversorgung. Im Rahmen dieses Projekts hat communia bei der renommierten Kanzlei Rechtsanwälte Günther Hamburg ein umfassendes juristisches Gutachten in Auftrag gegeben. Zentrales Ziel dabei war die Beantwortung der Frage: Ist die Vergesellschaftung von Energieinfrastruktur trotz des europäischen Binnenmarkts und liberalem EU-Recht machbar? \nAm 11. Juni stellen wir die Ergebnisse dieser Studie in Diskussion mit den beteiligten Rechtsanwälten vor. Das Gutachten zeigt\, dass eine Vergesellschaftung von Energiekonzernen juristisch möglich ist und eröffnet somit neue Perspektiven für eine sozialere und klimaneutrale Energieversorgung.”
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/presentation-of-legal-evaluation-on-the-socialization-of-the-energy-sector/
LOCATION:Humboldt University Berlin\, Room 1066E\, Unter den Linden 6\, Berlin\, Berlin\, 10117\, Germany
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250606T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250606T183000
DTSTAMP:20260415T181431
CREATED:20250506T150921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250506T150921Z
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SUMMARY:INDEP online Talk with Michael Hicks on his Game "Dissent on Mars" and Simulating Postcapitalist Economies
DESCRIPTION:Dissent on Mars is a new simulation game that lets players design dozens of different economies to live in\, including a democratically planned economy. During this event\, developer Michael Hicks will talk about his inspirations for the game\, how democratic planning is simulated\, the challenges he faced during development\, and future plans for the game. A Q&A session will follow the talk. \nThe event will be in English. \nTo participate\, please register here.
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/indep-online-talk-with-michael-hicks-on-his-game-dissent-on-mars-and-simulating-postcapitalist-economies/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250605T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250605T200000
DTSTAMP:20260415T181431
CREATED:20250602T092657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250602T093153Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar: Markets and Alternative Production Coordination
DESCRIPTION:The Récri\, a seminar in critical political economy that is held regularly in Paris\, will present its thirteenth session on the theme: Markets and Alternative Production Coordination. The seminar will be in person at the MSH Paris Nord\, but also live on their YouTube channel. One presentation will be in English\, the others will be in French. They will later be available on YouTube. \nHere is the program: \n\nHannah Bensussan (Act!\, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord) : “Antagonistic and organic: the two sides of ‘control’ under digital capitalism” (FR)\nElena Hofferberth (CliMacro\, Université de Lausanne / projet REAL) : “Planifier la décroissance pour faire face aux crises sociales et écologiques” (ENG)\nAmbroise Joulin (Diplab\, Institut Polytechnique de Paris) : “L’abolition de l’économie de marché dans le projet politique du Mouvement Technocratique” (FR)\nTarek Fahim (Act!\, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord) : “Les fondements microéconomiques de la macroéconomie ou le projet fondateur de l’économie politique” (FR)
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/seminar-markets-and-alternative-production-coordination/
LOCATION:MSH Paris Nord\, 20 Av. George Sand\, Saint-Denis\, 93210\, France
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ORGANIZER;CN="R%C3%A9cri":MAILTO:contactrecri@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20250604T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20250604T180000
DTSTAMP:20260415T181431
CREATED:20250530T045248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250530T045248Z
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SUMMARY:The De-Socialization of Electricity: Unbundling the Public Utility Model in the United States - with Matt Huber
DESCRIPTION:The event will be in English. \nThe description is taken from the event’s website: \n“One of Marx’s key arguments in Capital is that capital lays the material conditions for socialism through the socialization of production (harnessing the cooperative powers of the collective workers and the social powers of science and technology). But he probably did not foresee the capacity of capital to arrest this process by breaking apart heavily socialized production systems – that is\, de-socialization. Electricity represents socialized production par excellence – a physical grid infrastructure requiring socialized investment and central planning by its very nature. In the early 20th century United States\, electricity was partially socialized through ‘progressive era’ public utility law and policy. Yet\, starting in the 1970s\, this model was demolished in favor of competition and markets – increasingly fragmenting grid governance into a dispersed and overlapping set of byzantine institutions. Where does this leave socialist electricity politics today (particularly in relation to the climate crisis and the centrality of electricity decarbonization)? I suggest the first step must be re-socialization. \nPart of the Socialization in Theory and Practice research project led by Rabea Berfelde and Jacob Blumenfeld\, funded by the Gerda Henkel Stiftung.”
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/the-de-socialization-of-electricity-unbundling-the-public-utility-model-in-the-united-states-with-matt-huber/
LOCATION:Humboldt University\, Room 2249A\, Unter den Linden 6\, Berlin\, Berlin\, 10117\, Germany
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250529T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250601T170000
DTSTAMP:20260415T181431
CREATED:20250515T113737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250516T092240Z
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SUMMARY:The Great Transition: Reviving post-capitalist solidarities in Montréal
DESCRIPTION:The world is burning. Forest fires\, droughts\, and floods are multiplying across the globe. The Israeli state is massacring the Palestinian population with the complicity of Western powers\, putting the region at risk. Inequalities are on the rise all over the planet. People are being evicted from their homes\, and others are struggling to pay the rent\, while landlords are getting richer. Grocery is becoming ever more expensive\, while large food retailers are making record profits. Migrants drown crossing the Rio Grande and the Mediterranean\, while their brothers and sisters are exploited and underpaid in the fields\, warehouses\, and hospitals of the Global North. \nIt’s becoming increasingly urgent to implement radical left solutions: socialize the means of production; create worker and consumer cooperatives; de-asphalt and revitalize our living environments; develop non-market housing; decentralize power; collectively share care work; demilitarize our societies. These measures are the bare minimum to create the conditions of a decent life for all. There is an undeniable need to dismantle capitalism\, patriarchy\, and colonialism. \nYou can get the full schedule here: https://thegreattransition.net/schedule/
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/the-great-transition-reviving-post-capitalist-solidarities-in-montreal/
LOCATION:UQAM\, 400 Rue Sainte-Catherine E\, Montréal\, Québec\, H2L 2C5\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250520T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250520T180000
DTSTAMP:20260415T181431
CREATED:20250430T203904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250430T204441Z
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SUMMARY:A conference on planning\, degrowth and social reproduction in Paris and online
DESCRIPTION:Paul Guillibert\, Frédéric Monferrand\, Alexis Cukier\, Davide Gallo Lassere are organizing an event in French entitled Planning\, degrowth\, and social reproduction: the political relevance of ecomarxism. The event can be joined on May 20\, 2025\, in Paris-I Panthéon-Sorbonne or online via this link. \nThe hypothesis underlying this event is that eco-Marxism is currently entering a new phase in its history. Henceforth\, it is not only ecological catastrophes\, but also the political means of averting them that occupy attention. In other words\, it is no longer only the theoretical critique of capitalism\, but also the strategic perspectives once explored by Marxism that are now seeking renewal. In this respect\, we see three major proposals taking shape\, representing three ways of imagining a democratization of socio-economic life in the age of the Anthropocene: ecosocialist planning\, degrowth\, and the invention of autonomous\, localized forms of eco-social reproduction. This event aims to explore and compare these three proposals. \nFull schedule and details here: https://isjps.pantheonsorbonne.fr/evenements/planification-decroissance-reproduction-actualite-politique-lecomarxisme
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/a-conference-on-planning-degrowth-and-social-reproduction-in-paris-and-online/
LOCATION:Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne\, 1 rue de la Glacière\, Paris\, 75013\, France
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250519T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250519T193000
DTSTAMP:20260415T181431
CREATED:20250515T084209Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250515T151531Z
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SUMMARY:INDEP online Talk - Rethinking Expertise in Democratic Economic Planning - with Ellen D. Russell and Simon Tremblay-Pepin
DESCRIPTION:One of the main goals of postcapitalist democratic economic planning (DEP) is to thoroughly democratize economic decision making. Yet\, the technical nature of economic expertise intended to advocate for and support DEP could inadvertently lead to the rise of a new elite with outsized influence on economic decisions. Ellen D. Russell and Simon Tremblay-Pepin will discuss this problematic and possible counter-measures like capacities in institutional and subjective oversight. They will also go into why this might not be sufficient to avoid antidemocratic possibilities and propose reconsidering economic expertise as a way to alleviate this tension. \nThe event will be based on a recently published paper by Ellen and Simon. \nThis event will be in English. \nTo participate\, please register via this link.
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/indep-online-talk-rethinking-expertise-in-democratic-economic-planning-with-ellen-d-russell-and-simon-tremblay-pepin/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20250516T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20250516T220000
DTSTAMP:20260415T181431
CREATED:20250515T092439Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250515T092439Z
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SUMMARY:Talk by La Banda Vaga on the Necessity of a Planned Economy in the Climate Catastrophe
DESCRIPTION:This talk is part of a larger series of talks about democratic economic planning in times of the climate catastrophe\, hosted by the german council-communist-anarchist group La Banda Vaga in Freiburg\, Germany. They have previously published an article calling for an anti-authoritarian councilist planned economy. \nYou can find the other talks in this series via this link. We will also post them as events as their date approaches. \nThe description is taken from the event’s website and translated into english: \n“The climate crisis is omnipresent. However\, neither the state nor the market are in a position to counteract the climate catastrophe. On the contrary\, it is precisely their actions that are escalating the situation. In contrast\, in recent years voices have become louder calling for rational economic planning. In our lecture\, we want to present a critique of the market-based attempt to deal with the climate catastrophe and a sketch of a democratically planned economy that could actually do something to counter today’s challenges.” \nThe talk will be in German.
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/talk-by-la-banda-vaga-on-the-necessity-of-a-planned-economy-in-the-climate-catastrophe/
LOCATION:Susi Café\, Vauban-Allee 2a\, Freiburg im Breisgrau\, Baden-Württemberg\, 79100\, Germany
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250513T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250513T200000
DTSTAMP:20260415T181431
CREATED:20250511T204116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250511T204116Z
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SUMMARY:Err404 Kapital not found: Planned economies in history
DESCRIPTION:The description is provided by the event hosts: \nThis event will be held in Slovenian. Welcome everyone\, we will do our best to translate live. \nThe lecture and debate will take place at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics\, University of Ljubljana\, in the Physics Building\, Lecture Hall F7. \nThis lecture will focus on historical examples of planned economies. We will explore key events and significant projects from past experiments. Building on these insights\, we will open a discussion on what a socialist planned economy could and should look like in the future this is a topic we will continue to explore in greater depth in upcoming lectures.
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/err404-kapital-not-found-planned-economies-in-history/
LOCATION:Faculty of Mathematics and Physics\, University of Ljubljana\, Physics Building\, Lecture Hall F7
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250505T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250505T183000
DTSTAMP:20260415T181431
CREATED:20250430T141443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250430T141443Z
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SUMMARY:INDEP online Talk with Matt Vidal on Lean Production\, Worker Control\, and Socialist Efficiency in the Age of Climate Crisis
DESCRIPTION:Critics of lean production\, including many Marxists\, argue that it is a management system that was designed to deskill labour and intensify work. It is an inherently capitalist management system that should be resisted by workers and rejected by trade unions\, the implication being that it would have no place in a socialist economy\, and no role in socialist planning. \nAgainst this\, Vidal argues that the forces of production have a relative autonomy from capitalist relations of production and that lean production is a general management system compatible with worker empowerment\, strong unions\, and worker control. \nIn this talk\, he will argue that under socialism\, worker managed production and service organisations – within and beyond manufacturing – should adopt lean production methods. He will argue that socialists need to take efficiency seriously\, particularly in the age of climate crisis\, will distinguish between capitalist efficiency and socialist efficiency\, and will argue that lean production is necessary for achieving socialist efficiency in a burning world. He will offer some reflections on the role lean production can play in socialist planning. \n  \nThis event will take place in English. \nPlease register yourself here to participate.
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/indep-online-talk-with-matt-vidal-on-lean-production-worker-control-and-socialist-efficiency-in-the-age-of-climate-crisis/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20250428T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20250428T213000
DTSTAMP:20260415T181431
CREATED:20250415T151716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250415T151716Z
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SUMMARY:IDA Talk about Labor Time Calculation at Die Linke Neukölln
DESCRIPTION:The IDA (Initiative democratic labor-time calculation) will give a public talk for Die Linke Neukölln (a local Berlin subdivision of the german party “Die Linke”) about labor time calculation as a possible basis for a decentral self-organized planned economy. After the talk there will be a discussion.
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/ida-talk-about-labor-time-calculation-at-die-linke-neukolln/
LOCATION:Verein iranischer Flüchtlinge in Berlin e.V.\, Reuterstraße 52\, Berlin\, Berlin\, 12047\, Germany
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20250428T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20250428T213000
DTSTAMP:20260415T181431
CREATED:20250331T122904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250331T122904Z
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SUMMARY:Attac Retrospective on conference "Paths towards Economic Democracy"
DESCRIPTION:Attac Munich holds a monthly open meeting event that gives space to discuss events and hapennings of the month. This one will focus on the Attac conference “Paths towards Economic Democracy”\, which was held on the 22nd of March in Munich. Guests included Alex Demirovic\, Sabine Nuss\, Aline Blankertz\, Christoph Sorg\, Emma Dowling and Michael W. Bader. \nHere is the translated description of the conference: \n“Due to the ecological and social crises of capitalism capitalism\, we urgently need a profound change in our economic system: We need to set the social framework\, not be dependent on private capital and profit-oriented investment decisions. Decide democratically on the criteria\, measure and goal of prosperity. Cooperate instead of competing to death. Use scarce goods fairly and ecologically sustainably\, setting priorities consciously and democratically\, planning for the common good\, produce and reproduce – frugally and mindfully instead of exploitative.  What can be left to a non-capitalist market and what not? And in what way could social planning work better today than in state-socialist times?” \n 
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/attac-retrospective-on-conference-paths-towards-economic-democracy/
LOCATION:Eine-Welt-Haus\, Schwanthalerstraße 80\, Munich\, Bavaria\, 80336\, Germany
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ORGANIZER;CN="Attac Munich":MAILTO:info@attac-m.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20250409T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20250409T160000
DTSTAMP:20260415T181431
CREATED:20250331T125018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250331T125018Z
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SUMMARY:Yvonne Rydin online Presentation of her new Book "Planning without Growth"
DESCRIPTION:(Description copied from the event website): \nYvonne Rydin will be presenting her new book “Planning without Growth”. \nYvonne Rydin is Professor of Planning\, Environment and Public Policy at the Bartlett School of Planning\, University College London.”Planning without Growth” makes a major contribution to the broader debates on growth and planning\, using the built and natural environments to produce genuinely sustainable communities. With inspiring case studies\, it provides a roadmap for planning system reform with social justice at its heart. \nDiscussants: Federico Savini (University of Amsterdam) and Christian Lamker (University of Groningen) \nAfter the presentation there will also be time for a Q&A. \nThis will be an online event using the zoom platform. Please note it will be recorded. \nIn order to participate\, please register on the event’s website.
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/yvonne-rydin-online-presentation-of-her-new-book-planning-without-growth/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20250403T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20250403T163000
DTSTAMP:20260415T181431
CREATED:20250314T140333Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250331T122932Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop "Care Work\, Socialization and Planned Economies"
DESCRIPTION:(The description has been translated from German): \nWhile care work often receives little attention in economic contexts\, this has slowly changed as a result of feminist economic criticism. However\, it is still not a self-evident part of economic debates. Nevertheless\, current demands for socialization often regard care work as an important component of these demands. In the more recent planned economy debates\, however\, care work plays a subordinate role at best. At the same time\, the more recent work on “family abolitinism” provides a further starting point for discussing the role of care work for alternatives to capitalistically organized economies. In the workshop\, we want to relate these different strands to each other and find political starting points for a transformation of care work\, economy and society. \nWith Mirjam Müller\, Heiner Koch\, Christoph Sorg\, Barbara Fried und Livia von Samson \nThis event will take place in German \nRegistration is not necessary\, but helps with organizing the event: koch.heiner@gmail.com
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/workshop-care-work-socialization-and-planned-economies/
LOCATION:Humboldt University Berlin Main Building\, Unter den Linden 6\, Berlin\, Berlin\, 10117\, Germany
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20250402T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20250402T200000
DTSTAMP:20260415T181431
CREATED:20250322T164106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250330T090700Z
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SUMMARY:INDEP online talk with Walther Zeug - Democratic Economic Planning through Cybernetics & Holistic Accounting
DESCRIPTION:Amid the escalating social-ecological crisis\, which exposes the systemic shortcomings of our current economic models\, we must reconsider systemic alternatives such as democratic economic planning (DEP). In our model\, planning—understood as the long-term organizational anticipation of actions—operates on multiple levels: strategic central coordination\, scientific societal accounting\, and autonomous local coordination and production. We advocate for integrating advanced sustainability science\, cybernetics\, and life cycle sustainability assessment methods into a holistic modeling and accounting framework that unites economic\, ecological\, and social dimensions. This integrated approach presents a concrete\, solution-oriented model and tool for discussing an economic system capable of meeting societal needs within planetary boundaries—an innovative vision for the INDEP network’s dialogue on democratic economic futures. \nThis event will take place in English. \nTo participate\, please register through this link.
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/indep-online-talk-with-walther-zeug-democratic-economic-planning-through-cybernetics-holistic-accounting/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20250401T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20250429T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T181431
CREATED:20250314T142755Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250331T160812Z
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SUMMARY:ICEA course  at the UNED "Democratic planning. Post-capitalist models in the era of the climate crisis"
DESCRIPTION:This course is taught by the ICEA (Instituto de Ciencias Econónimcas y de la Autogestión). \nCourse Summary \nThis course\, organized by UNED (National Distance Education University\, a public university in Spain specializing in online and distance education)\, takes a critical and multidisciplinary approach to contemporary socio-economic and ecological challenges\, exploring alternative models of economic planning and social organization. Over five sessions\, it covers topics such as the climate crisis\, democratic planning\, the contradictions of cooperatives from a Marxist perspective\, and libertarian viewpoints. \nThe first session (April 1) introduces the distinction between the climate crisis and the planetary crisis\, analyzing their global and socio-environmental dimensions with the participation of sociologist Damián Herrera Cuesta. The second session (April 4)\, led by economist Endika Alabort Amundarain\, explores democratic economic planning\, contrasting historical models with contemporary proposals adapted to ecological crises. \nThe third session (April 8) delves into five theoretical models of democratic economic planning\, highlighting contributions from authors such as Pat Devine\, Robin Hahnel\, and Takis Fotopoulos. These models examine how democracy\, social justice\, and sustainability can be integrated into economic systems\, considering scenarios such as the climate crisis and post-capitalism. \nIn the fourth session (April 25)\, Jon Las Heras Cuenca presents a Marxist critique of cooperatives\, focusing on the organizational paradoxes of the emblematic Mondragón group. The discussion explores how these structures\, despite their solidarity-based approach\, often reproduce capitalist dynamics such as market competition and labor alienation. \nFinally\, the fifth session (April 29)\, led by José Luis Carretero Miramar\, examines critical libertarian texts. The course concludes with reflections on emancipatory alternatives to systemic crises\, integrating ecological\, economic\, and political perspectives. \nIn summary\, the program combines critical theory\, case studies\, and contemporary debates to challenge hegemonic models and propose transformative solutions to global challenges. \nPlease note: \n\nThis course is conducted in Spanish.\nAll sessions will be in the CEST time slot (UTC+2)\n\nAttendance at this activity is possible with attendance in person or online\, live or recorded\, without the need to go to the centre. \n  \nRegistration. Deductions or free registration for the different types of enrolment reflected in the registration section must be accredited by means of the required documentation in each case. \nRegistration will be effective upon receipt of the supporting document at the Secretariat of University Extension of UNED Madrid. \nInformation on reduced tuition fees. \n\n\n\n\nOrdinary registration\nPeople with disabilities\nSchool tutors\nUNED and UNED SENIOR students\nOver 65s \nAssociate Teaching and Research Staff at the Madrid Centre\nUnemployed\n\n\n\n\nPrice\n25 €\nFree\n15 €\n15 €\nFree\nFree\nFree\n\n\n\n  \nOnline enrolment \nDirected by Juan José Villalón Ogállar. Sociology Professor. UNED. \nSpeakers \n\nEndika Alabort Amundarain. Teacher\nJosé Luis Carretero Miramar.  IES School of Hospitality and Tourism\nDamian Herrera Cuesta. Sociology Tutor Professor. UNED Madrid.\nJon Las Heras Cuenca. Doctoral Contract Professor\n\nAimed at students\, teachers\, researchers and the general public \nQualification required: None\, although the course is preferably aimed at students and teachers in the fields of economics\, political science or sociology \nObjectives \nTo present a list of the main theories contributed from economics\, political economy and economic sociology that have emerged in response to the need to access a post-capitalist socio-economic order capable of facing the consequences of the ecological crisis by overcoming the relationships of power and wealth. \nMethodology \nTheoretical\, 10 face-to-face hours. \nOpen and participatory discussion spaces. \n\nFACE-TO-FACE MODE: face-to-face sessions at the UNED Madrid Escuelas Pias centre. (The 2nd and 4th sessions will take place online\, those registered for the face-to-face mode will be able to follow them live from home or in the assigned classroom at Escuelas Pías).\nONLINE MODE live(simultaneous): the course is followed through the Zoom platform which broadcasts the sessions taking place at Escuelas Pías.\nONLINE MODE recorded: students receive the recordings of each of the course sessions within a maximum of seven days from the date of recording.\n\nPrior to the start of the course you will have the instructions and connection details in MY SPACE: https://extension.uned.es/miespacio (option 1: UNED student\, option 2: non-UNED student). \nAssessment system \nTest. Students will take a multiple-choice test to consolidate the knowledge acquired. \nOrganised by UNED\, I n collaboration with Institute of Economic Sciences and Self-Management (ICEA) \nMore information \nUNED Madrid \nC/ Tribulete\, 14 – 3ª Planta \n28012 Madrid Madrid \n(34) 91 3246629 / cursos-extension@madrid.uned.es \n  \nPlace and dates: 1-29 April 2025 \nVenue: UNED Madrid. Escuelas Pías. Room 4. \nHours of instruction: 10 \nCredits: 0.5 ECTS credits (pending). \n  \nPROGRAMME \n  \nTuesday\, 1 April. 7:00-8:30 p.m. \n1st. Session: CLIMATE CRISIS VERSUS PLANETARY CRISIS.  \nDamian Herrera Cuesta Lecturer and Tutor in Sociology. UNED Madrid. \n  \nFriday\, 4 April. 19:00-21:30 h. \n2nd. Session: ECONOMIC PLANNING VERSUS DEMOCRATIC ECONOMIC PLANNING \n\nIntroduction to the concept of planning. Historical background.\nEcologies of planning today: Democratic planning in the age of planetary crises\n\nEndika Alabort Amundarain Teaching Fellow \nTuesday\, 8 April. 7:00-9:00 p.m. \n3rd. Session: DEMOCRATIC ECONOMIC PLANNING: FIVE MODELS. \n\nDemocracy and economic planning: the political economy of an autonomous society. Pat Devine\nDemocratic Economic Planning. Robin Hahnel\nEconomic planning in an era of climate crisis. Jan Philipp Dapprich\, W. Paul Cockshott\, Allin Cottrell\nSystemic socialism: a model of models. David Laibman\nTowards an inclusive democracy: the crisis of the growth economy and the need for a new liberating project. Takis Fotopoulos.\n\nDamian Herrera Cuesta Lecturer in Sociology. UNED Madrid. \n  \nFriday\, 25 April. 19:00-21:30 h. \n4th. Session: A MARXIAN CRITIQUE OF THE COOPERATIVE ENTERPRISE \nOrganisational paradoxes \n\nThe concept of paradox according to Critical Management Studies literature\nA Marxian review of the concept of organisational paradox\n\nThe cooperative as a producer of goods \n\nThe cooperative as an organisation of direct solidarity between producers of goods\nThe paradoxical consciousness of the producer of goods\n\nThe cooperative as a reproducer of capital \n\nStrategies of solidarity and competition of cooperatives\nThe cooperative as the crystallisation of a class struggle\n\nThe paradoxes of the Mondragón cooperative \n\nThree internal paradoxes of the Mondragón cooperative\nTwo external paradoxes of the Mondragón cooperative\n\nJon Las Heras Cuenca Professor Contratado Doctor \n  \nTuesday\, 29 April. 19:00-20:30. \n5th. Session: CRITICAL TEXTS FROM THE LIBERTARIAN PERSPECTIVE \nThe belly of the revolution: Agriculture\, energy and the future of communism. Jasper Bernes \nJosé Luis Carretero Miramar Teacher. IES School of Hospitality and Tourism
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/icea-course-at-the-uned-democratic-planning-post-capitalist-models-in-the-era-of-the-climate-crisis/
LOCATION:UNED Madrid + online
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SUMMARY:INDEP online Talk - From Models to Modules: Rethinking Postcapitalist Political Economy - with Sophie Elias Pinsonnault and Simon Tremblay-Pepin
DESCRIPTION:Debates on democratic economic planning have hitherto revolved mainly around coherent\, abstract models. These all-in-one proposals compartmentalize discussions in technical jargon and hide the political and strategic debates that lie behind them. Sophie Elias Pinsonnault and Simon Tremblay-Pepin propose to bring the field to think about democratic planning through a modular approach. Conceiving post-capitalist proposals as assemblages of modules enables us to think about the plurality of possibilities and the different stages of transition. \nThis event will elaborate ideas first published in French in this article. \nThe event will be held in English. \nTo attend the event\, please register here. \n 
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/indep-online-talk-from-models-to-modules-rethinking-postcapitalist-political-economy-with-sophie-elias-pinsonnault-and-simon-tremblay-pepin/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Monthly open Pub Meetup of the IDA
DESCRIPTION:Every month the IDA (Initative demokratische Arbeitszeitrechnung – “Initative democratic labor time calculation”) is having an open pub meetup in the pub “Kleinod” in Neukoelln\, Berlin. This is an informal gathering to get to know each other and discuss a bit.
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/monthly-open-pub-meetup-of-the-ida/
LOCATION:Kleinod\, Niemetzstraße 24\, Berlin\, 12055\, Germany
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SUMMARY:Prof. Robin Hahnel on a Participatory Economy - an alternative to capitalism
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Robin Hahnel is Professor Emeritus of economics at American University and has spent much of his career developing a “Participatory Economy” (also known as “Participatory Economics” or “Parecon”) as an alternative socioeconomic model to capitalism. The model of a Participatory Economy is based around democratic planning between federations of self-managing workers and consumers’ councils. In his talk\, Prof. Hahnel will introduce the concept and discuss its potential and the challenges it faces. \nHosted by the Cambridge Society for Economic Pluralism (CSEP)\, a student group set up post-2008 to explore heterodox approaches and interdisciplinary connections to economics. \nThis talk is available to watch online. Sign up to for the Zoom Link below: \nRegister to attend
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/prof-robin-hahnel-on-a-participatory-economy-an-alternative-to-capitalism/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Workshop "Degrowth\, Planning\, Transformation"
DESCRIPTION:Please note that this is a closed event. \nIn the face of growing multiple crises\, especially the climate crisis\, it is becoming increasingly clear that the economies and societies of the Global North must not only be fundamentally restructured\, but in many areas deconstructed. \nThis implies not only overcoming capitalist structures and practices and a completely different model of prosperity\, but also comprehensive planning processes\, which are playing an increasingly important role in the degrowth debate. But many questions remain unanswered: The relationship between democracy and planning\, the governance of innovation and investment\, the coordination of production and consumption patterns\, the relationship between labor needs\, skills and individual freedom to choose one’s life path. \nThe workshop will take up current debates and go beyond them in exemplary ways. The aim is to specify important questions for policy practice and further research. \nThe workshop is a joint project of the DFG Research Group “Futures of Sustainability” at the University of Hamburg and THE NEW INSTITUTE. \nPreparation: Alex Demirović\, Kohei Saito und Ulich Brand \nThis event will be held in German. \n\n 
URL:https://www.indep.network/event/workshop-degrowth-planning-transformation/
LOCATION:Room of the DFG Research Group “Futures of Sustainability”\, Gorch-Fock-Wall 3\, Hamburg\, 20354\, Germany
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