Forms of Freedom: Dual-Power in Fiji
The following is an edited excerpt from an upcoming article on democratic traditions in Fiji by Glenn Hall that will be published in Harbinger: A Journal of Social Ecology.
Relaunching Harbinger: A Journal of Social Ecology
The Institute for Social Ecology is excited to announce the relaunch of Harbinger: A Journal of Social Ecology – online in late November, 2019!
New North American Political Network Emerges from the Grassroots
Local direct democracy groups across North America are assembling a revolutionary confederation
Social Ecology: Communalism against Climate Chaos
An article by ISE board member Brian Tokar, featured in the Winter 2018 issue of ROAR Magazine with an overall theme of System Change: “To address the full magnitude of the climate crisis and maintain a habitable planet for future generations we need to shatter the myths of capitalist growth once and for all.”
Reason, creativity and freedom: The communalist model
On the unique relevance of communalism in this historical moment. By Eleanor Finley, originally published by ROAR Magazine.
A New Municipal Uprising?
Several recent articles have chronicled the emergence of an emerging municipal uprising in several U.S. cities, sometimes encouraged by European models.
Radical Politics in a Reactionary Time
by long-time ISE faculty member, Peter Staudenmaier, who also teaches at Marquette University in Milwaukee.
Accelerationism… and Degrowth? The Left’s Strange Bedfellows
ISE affiliate Aaron Vansintjan has written an engaging article that analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of two of the most widely discussed political tendencies on the left today, Accelerationism and Degrowth, exploring their political priorities, vision, and blind spots.
Enroll Now – New ISE Online Seminar!
The self-paced, flexible version of our course, Ecology, Democracy, and Utopia, is still available at reduced cost. The full course, with weekly online discussions, will be offered again later in the spring.
Sur: A neighbourhood of history, hope, and resistance: An interview with former mayor Abdullah Demirbas
From 2004 until 2012, Abdullah Demirbas served as mayor of Diyarbakir (or Amed), Kurdistan’s central Sur District, which has been largely destroyed in recent months by Turkish military assault.
