News
Stay updated with the latest news about democratic economic planning from around the world. You can also share a news item yourself! Examples include: activist groups doing something inspiring related to planning, a government adopting a law related to planning, a new book or article being published or job offers and funding opportunities. News RSS Feed.
-
Article Provides An Ecological Critique Of Hayek’s Knowledge Problem
Read more: Article Provides An Ecological Critique Of Hayek’s Knowledge ProblemIn the journal Globalizations, Cédric Durand of the University of Geneva has published an article that utilises an analysis of green finance and the Anthropocene to criticise Friedrich Hayek’s knowledge problem for socialist planning and outline how socialist planning could be feasible in the 21st century. A summary of the article (from the abstract) can…
-
Article Examines How Green Finance Is A Form of Algorithmic Planning
Read more: Article Examines How Green Finance Is A Form of Algorithmic PlanningIn the journal Antipode, Giulia Dal Maso of Ca’Foscari University and independent researcher Alessandro Maresca have published an article that argues that their analysis of green finance demonstrates that it uses forms of algorithmic planning and that such forms could be repurposed to serve socialist ends. A summary of the article (from the abstract) can…
-
INDEP’s New Organisational Partnership With the Commons-Institute
Read more: INDEP’s New Organisational Partnership With the Commons-InstituteWe are excited to announce our new organisational partnership between INDEP and the Commons-Institute in Germany. The Commons-Institute is a network of people active around commons and commoning from academic and activist backgrounds. They introduce into the different aspects of commons theory and practice, share videos and articles, organize events and summer schools and publish…
-
Book By Tony Andréani Argues For A 21st Century Socialism
Read more: Book By Tony Andréani Argues For A 21st Century SocialismIn late January 2026, Tony Andréani, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Paris 8, France, published the book “Ten Essays for a 21st Century Socialism” as part of Routledge’s book series Critiques and Alternatives to Capitalism. In the book, Andréani engages in a critical discussion of both historical attempts…
-
Critical Theory In Context Interviews Aaron Benanav About Multi-Criterial Socialism
Read more: Critical Theory In Context Interviews Aaron Benanav About Multi-Criterial SocialismIn this episode of the podcast Critical Theory in Context, Jacob Blumenfeld interviews Aaron Benanav of Cornell University about Benanav’s proposal for a multi-criterial socialist economy. A summary of this episode (from the episodes website) can be found here: Should we be making recipes for the cook shops of the future? In part two of…
-
Critical Theory In Context Interviews John O’Neill About The Socialist Calculation Debate
Read more: Critical Theory In Context Interviews John O’Neill About The Socialist Calculation DebateIn this episode of the podcast Critical Theory In Context, Jacob Blumenfeld discusses the socialist calculation debate and its contemporary implications with John O’Neill of the University of Manchester. A summary of this episode (from the episode’s website) can be found here: What does it mean to plan an economy rationally—and who gets to decide…
-
Essay By Pelle Dragsted Discusses Elements of Democratic Planning in Northern Europe
Read more: Essay By Pelle Dragsted Discusses Elements of Democratic Planning in Northern EuropePelle Dragsted, member of parliament for the Danish Red-Green Alliance, Marxist thinker and author from Denmark, recently published an essay for the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation titled ‘Nordic Socialism Shows the Way to a Democratic Economy’. In the essay, Dragsted highlights elements of democratic planning in the economies of Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland and calls…
-
Talk By Aaron Benanav On Beyond Capitalism At Utrecht University
Read more: Talk By Aaron Benanav On Beyond Capitalism At Utrecht UniversityOn 19th January 2026, Aaron Benanav gave a talk at Utrecht University as part of the Visions for the Future project’s speaker series, where Aaron outlined his proposal for a multicriterial socialism. A summary of the talk (from the description of the video) can be found below: This talk presents an alternative socio-economic system—what I…
-
Article Provides Guide On Slovenia’s Employee Ownership Cooperative Act
Read more: Article Provides Guide On Slovenia’s Employee Ownership Cooperative ActIn early January 2026, the Slovenian Institute for Economic Democracy published an article by Dr Tej Gonza, Dr David Ellerman, Kosta Juri, Gregor Berkopec and Tilen Božič that discusses the Employee Ownership Cooperative Act. The Act, which was passed in October 2025 by the Slovenian government, aims to facilitate the conversion of private businesses into…
-
Recording of INDEP online Talk with Kyle Thompson and James Macumber on “Lessons of Cybernetics for Democratic Economic Planning” uploaded
Read more: Recording of INDEP online Talk with Kyle Thompson and James Macumber on “Lessons of Cybernetics for Democratic Economic Planning” uploadedThe recording of our recent online talk with Kyle Thompson and James Macumber on “Lessons of Cybernetics for Democratic Economic Planning” has been uploaded to the INDEP YouTube channel. This online talk was part of the INDEPxMetaphorum Online Talk Series for Stafford Beer’s Centennial. You can watch it here or below.
-
Responses to IDA’s article on Labor-Time Calculation and Private Reproductive Labor
Read more: Responses to IDA’s article on Labor-Time Calculation and Private Reproductive LaborSince IDA (Initiative Democratic Labor-Time Accounting) published the article “Feminist Socialization? The Opportunity of Labor-Time Calculation for the Problem of Private Reproductive Labor“, the blog Leftdis has republished the IDA’s article as well as two critiques of it. The first critique is by Hermann Lueer, who argues that socialization of reproductive labor it being collective…
-
INDEPxMetaphorum Online Talk Series for Stafford Beer’s Centennial
Read more: INDEPxMetaphorum Online Talk Series for Stafford Beer’s CentennialIn honor of the 100th birthday of the late Stafford Beer, INDEP is collaborating with Metaphorum to present a series of speakers for online events about Beer’s work, cybernetics, systems theory and their lasting relevance for questions regarding postcapitalism and democratic economic planing (DEP). Metaphorum is an organization which promotes and undertakes original research on…
Disclaimer: The news items and events shared on INDEP’s platform are intended to highlight topics relevant to post-capitalism and democratic economic planning. While we curate these posts to ensure they align with our mission – as outlined in our About section – their appearance on this site does not constitute an endorsement by INDEP. We strive to include diverse perspectives, and our role is to serve as a clearinghouse for information, not a promoter of specific views.