Friday, 26 September 2014

The new faultline between networks and hierarchies in China: Where is class struggle?

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As part of the Workshop on Chinese Labour in the Global Economy , Paul Mason, the Economics Editor of Channel4News , gave a highly stimul...
Monday, 22 September 2014

The Enduring Relevance of Rosa Luxemburg

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The work of Rosa Luxemburg has received renewed attention in recent years. To celebrate the centenary anniversary of her seminal book The...
Monday, 15 September 2014

Chinese workers in the grip of global capitalism: What possibilities for resistance?

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The workshop on Chinese Labour in the Global Economy , concluding a large ESRC research grant project, was held on 11 and 12 September 201...
Thursday, 4 September 2014

The importance of Piketty: What perspective from the Left?

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Thomas Piketty’s book Capital in the Twenty-First Century (Harvard University Press, 2014) has received widespread attention within acad...
Sunday, 10 August 2014

Unravelling Capitalist Globalization

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Despite the prolonged global economic crisis since 2007/2008, neo-liberal economic thought and practice continue to reign supreme. In h...
Monday, 28 July 2014

The struggle against water privatisation: Victory for Greek union and social movements.

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Proposals to privatise the water company in Thessaloniki/Greece were overwhelmingly rejected in a referendum on 18 May 2014 with 98 per c...
Friday, 25 July 2014

Exploited for a good cause? Campaigning against unpaid internships in the UK charity sector.

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Unpaid internships in businesses are considered by many to be unfair. However, what if this unpaid work, takes place in a non-profit organi...