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Ene-Feb 2020, Dario Azzellini's newsletter in English   - 4-6 times a year
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0. Before: Global class war, summer school, looking for reviewer, more announcements

1. New Books (English): 

"The Class Strikes Back. Self-Organised Workers’ Struggles in the Twenty-First Century," Haymarket, January 2019

2. Academic articles: Book chapters and journal articles (English, Spanish, German)

3. Videos/Audios (English)

4. Interviews and press articles (English, German)

5. Reviews (English, German)

6. Events (Gettysburg, USA) 

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0. Before

Happy New Year!

Is it too late? I mean not to wish you a Happy New Year, but for 2020 to become a "happy year"? The climate catastrophe is advancing at an incredible velocity. Australia is burning. More than a territory equivalent to the territory of Ireland has been burned, an estimated one billion of animals have been killed, bringing many of Australia's unique species closer to extinction. Trump is bringing the world close to the next disastrous war. The fascist regime in Turkey is launching a new military intervention in Libya while continuing its illegal war against Rojava and all supporting tens of thousands of fighters of Al-Qaida and Daesh factions. The European Union prefers to shut up and sell arms to the fascist Turkish regime supporting its criminal wars. The European Union (the US anyway...) prefers also to support the Christian-fascist dictatorship in Bolivia and the self-proclaimed  "president" of Venezuela Guiadog, who cannot even count on the support of the opposition in Venezuela anymore, who's appointed "ministers" and "ambassadors" are under investigation for corruption in Colombia and the US, while Guaidog is closely collaborating with Colombian paramilitaries... In times of crisis the center and the bourgeoise support and rely on fascism. This is a historical lesson. The center cannot hold. 

It seems almost far away that the center-left Peronism won the presidential elections in Argentina sending neoliberal and authoritarian Mafia-president Macri home; that the people of Chile are rising against the neoliberal fake democracy grounded in Pinochet's mercy and the constitution of the  dictatorship; that massive popular uprisings shook Ecuador, Iraq, Lebanon, Sudan, Colombia...

Don't believe the hype, said Public Enemy many years ago. They are still right. Just because the mainstream media does not show you something it does not mean it isn't happening. The uprisings in Chile and other places continue. France is paralyzed by the longest strike in history against Macron trying to dismantle the welfare system starting with a harsh pension reform. The fascist coup government in Bolivia does not control the whole country. The center-left victory in Argentina, together with the center-left government in Mexico is changing the geopolitical balance in Latin America (there are many other problems in both countries with the center-left governments which show that any enthusiasm about the center-left is not advisable). I could continue the list...

We are in a global class war. The rich and powerful declared it on the world, its population and on nature. We have to win. By any means necessary. Otherwise humanity has no future.

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In this newsletter you can find several new articles and interviews. Among the a written and a radio interview the fabolous comrades from Black Agenda Report conducted with me.

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Summer school at the University Duisburg Essen June 15 to June 25 (Mo-Thu,
10am - 2pm)

I will teach a course at the DuE University on "New Global Social Movements"

The course reviews major issues concerning new global social movements and their core characteristics. At the center of the course are the movements that emerged with the crisis since 2008 (the “Arab Spring,” Greece, 15-M/Spain, Gezi/Turkey, Occupy…). The course will discuss different approaches in social movement theory. It will also analyze movements that can be considered precursors regarding content and practices of the new global social movements (e.g. the “anti-representational” movements in Latin America since the mid-1990s and the alter-globalization movement). The course will discuss shared characteristics and differences among the new global movements and compared to earlier social movements. These changes will be contextualized in an analysis of changing political and cultural circumstances (crisis of representation, globalization, global governance…) and of new practices (non-representational democracy, direct action, self-management…) and perspectives of social movements.

The course is taught in English. I will also include some of the most recent protest movements.

More information: https://www.uni-due.de/soziologie/internationales_baplus_courses.php

I hope to meet some of you there!

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You want to review:

Dario Azzellini and Michael G. Kraft (Eds.): The Class Strikes Back. Self-Organised Workers`Struggles in the Twenty-First Century. Haymarket, January 2019.

The Review of Radical Political Economics
is looking for a reviewer: https://urpe.org/2019/12/19/book-reviews-for-rrpe-2/

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Best, Dario

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1. New Books (English)

Dario Azzellini and Michael G. Kraft (Eds.): The Class Strikes Back. Self-Organised Workers`Struggles in the Twenty-First Century. Haymarket, January 2019. US$ 28 (and now US$19.60

"The Class Strikes Back" examines a number of radical, twenty-first-century workers’ struggles. These struggles are characterised by a different kind of unionism and solidarity, arising out of new kinds of labour conditions and responsive to new kinds of social and economic marginalisation. The essays in the collection demonstrate the dramatic growth of syndicalist and autonomist formations and argue for their historical necessity. They show how workers seek to form and join democratic and independent unions that are fundamentally opposed to bureaucratic leadership, compromise, and concessions.

Specific case studies dealing with both the Global South and Global North assess the context of local histories and the spatially and temporally located balance of power, while embedding the struggle in a broader picture of resistance and the fight for emancipation.

https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1198-the-class-strikes-back
http://www.azzellini.net/en/buecher-von-dario-azzellini/class-strikes-back

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2. Book chapters and journal articles (English, Spanish, German)

Azzellini, D.  (2019, December 23). Venezuela's Oil Wealth and Social Transformation. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics.

„(…) Chávez and the social transformation process in Venezuela rapidly gained strong sympathies among social movements and the radical left throughout the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region; for the same reasons, Venezuela came to be the number-one enemy of the Latin American right and the United States, which supported several attempts to overthrow the government. After Chávez’s death in 2013, his successor, Nicolás Maduro, faced an increasingly violent opposition, a severe economic crisis, growing hostility from the United States and the European Union (EU), and a regional context in which the rise of right-wing governments reversed the “pink tide.” Since early 2019, the situation has escalated because of sanctions by the U.S. and EU countries; the recognition of a self-proclaimed “interim president” belonging to the opposition, by the United States, most EU countries, and the right-wing governments in Latin America; coup attempts; and the open threat of U.S. military intervention. The unfolding of the Bolivarian Revolution, the forces at play, and the main points of conflict need to be analyzed in their historical context.“

Subject: Governance/Political Change, History and Politics, International Political Economy, Political Sociology, World Politics. DOI: 10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.1764

Read the whole article:

https://oxfordre.com/politics/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.001.00...

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Azzellini, Dario; Greer, Ian; Umney, Charles: "Limits of the platform economy. Digitalization and marketization in live music". Reihe: Forschungsförderung Working Paper, Nr. 154. Düsseldorf (2019). ISSN: 2509-2359. 45 Seiten

Online platforms have disrupted parts of the capitalist economy, with allegedly severe consequences in the world of work. This study examines live music in Germany and the UK, where online platforms do not dominate, despite considerable digitalization of market intermediaries. The analysis shows that, as the degree of digitalization increases, matching services tend to work less as a workers representative which is traditionally the case for live music agents and more as a force of marketization that disciplines workers by orchestrating price-based competition.

http://www.azzellini.net/node/3155

Download pdf: https://www.boeckler.de/64509.htm?produkt=HBS-007242

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Dario Azzellini (2019): "The Legacy of Workers’ Councils in Contemporary Social Movements." In: Muldoon, James (ed.): Council Democracy. Towards a Democratic Socialist Politics. Routledge. 228-248. 258 pgs.

"The return to public assemblies and direct democratic methods in the wave of the global "squares movements" since 2011 has rejuvenated interest in forms of council organisation and action. The European council movements, which developed in the immediate post-First World War era, were the most impressive of a number of attempts to develop workers’ councils throughout the twentieth century. However, in spite of the recent challenges to liberal democracy, the question of council democracy has so far been neglected within democratic theory. This book seeks to interrogate contemporary democratic institutions from the perspective of the resources that can be drawn from a revival and re-evaluation of the forgotten ideal of council democracy.“

http://www.azzellini.net/node/3093

https://www.routledge.com/Council-Democracy-Towards-a-Democratic-Sociali...

Charles Umney (University of Leeds), Dario Azzellini (Cornell University) and Ian Greer (Cornell University): The limits of the “platform economy”: why haven’t platforms taken over live music? / Centre for Employment Relations, Innovation and Change, 16.01.19

„It is often assumed that the “platform economy” is in the ascendancy, and is taking over more and more economic sectors. Because of this, much research on the matter has focused on characterising and evaluating this change: what are the relative advantages and disadvantages of this kind of work compared to more “traditional” jobs? Should we be optimistic or pessimistic about it? Hence, most current research has looked at the experience of workers in industries which are already highly “platformised” (such as ride sharing, food delivery, or clickwork).“ 

http://www.azzellini.net/node/3130

https://cericleeds.wordpress.com/2019/01/16/the-limits-of-the-platform-e...

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Dario Azzellini (2019): “¡Ocupar, resistir, producir! La crisis actual y las recuperaciones de empresas recuperadas por sus trabajadores en Europa.” En: Michelini, Juan J. (Ed.) La metrópolis creativa: innovación social y espacios de resistencia en el Sur de Europa y  América Latina. Madrid: Catarata. 156-182.

„A lo largo de las dos últimas décadas la noción de innovación social ha venido adquiriendo un creciente interés en relación con el desarrollo urbano, interés que parece haberse afirmado en el contexto de la crisis desatada en 2007 y su impacto en términos de pobreza, vulnerabilidad, exclusión social y desigualdad. (…) En el momento actual las prácticas alternativas, colaborativas, comunitarias e innovadoras se multiplican y se diversifican, dando lugar a experiencias sustanciales desde el punto de vista del cambio social en distintos puntos del planeta. Sin embargo, esta acción colectiva, que ha permitido tejer numerosos puentes entre los países del Sur y el Norte global, ha generado un debate centrado geográficamente en Europa occidental y Canadá, siendo prácticamente ignorados tanto los países de Europa meridional como los de América Latina. Este volumen cubre, pues, este hueco, que da comienzo con un análisis inicial de carácter teórico, seguido de experiencias socialmente innovadoras en el mundo del trabajo, del hábitat, la educación y las finanzas solidarias.“

http://www.azzellini.net/books/book-entries

https://www.catarata.org/libro/la-metropolis-creativa_89101/ 

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Azzellini, Dario (2019). „Selbstverwaltung und Arbeiter*innenkontrolle: Wenn die Demokratie nicht am Werkstor aufhört“. In: Daellenbach, Ruth; Ringger, Beat; Zwicky, Pascal (Eds.). Reclaim Democracy. Die Demokratie Stärken und Weiterentwickeln. Zürich: edition 8. 205-211.

Ein grundlegendes Merkmal der liberalen Demokratie ist, dass demokratische Entscheidungsfindung aus den meisten Bereichen des Lebens aus- geschlossen bleibt. Liberalismus und Demokratie galten über Jahrhunderte hinweg als unvereinbare Gegensätze. Erst die Beschränkung der Demokratie auf die politische Sphäre machte sie für Liberale akzeptabel und führte zur Entstehung der liberalen Demokratie. Damit ist ein für die meisten Menschen zentraler und prägender Bereich des Lebens, die Arbeit, von der demokratischen Entscheidungsfindung ausgeschlossen. Dies ist kaum Gegenstand aktueller Debatten, leider auch nicht in der Linken. Dabei ist die Geschichte voll von Beispielen, in denen Arbeiter*innen ihre Betriebe übernommen haben, um sie in Selbstverwaltung weiterzuführen. Dies geschah manchmal im grossen Massstab, verknüpft  mit dem Versuch einer gesamtgesellschaftlichen Umwälzung, manchmal im kleinen Massstab als Betriebsbesetzungen und Genossenschaftsgründungen.

http://www.azzellini.net/buchbeitraege/selbstverwaltung-und-arbeiterinne...

http://www.denknetz.ch/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/26_Selbstverwaltung_Az...

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Dario Azzellini (2019): "Wir können auch anders. Räte, Arbeiterkontrolle und Selbstverwaltung am Arbeitsplatz". In: Demirovic, Alex (Hrsg.): Wirtschaftsdemokratie neu denken. Westfälisches Dampfboot. 297-315.

"Die Forderung nach Wirtschaftsdemokratie war eine Initiative der Arbeiter- und Gewerkschaftsbewegung in den 1920er Jahren. In der Bundesrepublik wurde dieser Impuls vor allem in die unterschiedlichen Formen der Mitbestimmung in der verarbeitenden Industrie umgesetzt. Daneben gibt es die Praktiken der Genossenschaften, der Kooperativen und der Selbstverwaltung. Die Veränderungen der Unternehmen, die veränderten Bedingungen der Lohnarbeit, die Autonomiewünsche und Subjektivierungsformen der Lohnabhängigen, die ökologischen Zerstörungen ebenso wie die Aushöhlung der Demokratie drängen zu einer demokratischen Gestaltung wirtschaftlicher Entscheidungsprozesse. Die Beiträge resümieren Erfahrungen und bemühen sich darum, Wirtschaftsdemokratie in einem anspruchsvollen Sinn zu aktualisieren. Es schreiben Roland Atzmüller, Dario Azzellini, Martin Beckmann, Richard Detje, Andreas Fisahn, Gisela Notz, Frank Nullmeier, Bernd Riexinger, Harald Wolf u.a."

Buch beim Dampfboot-Verlag: https://www.dampfboot-verlag.de/shop/artikel/wirtschaftsdemokratie-neu-d...

Inhalt: https://www.dampfboot-verlag.de/filepool/getfile/dampfboot/?datei=/datei...

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3. Videos/Audios (English)

Interview with Dario Azzellini / black agenda radio 25 nov 2019 / Interviewers: Glen Ford and Nellie Bailey

„The socialist government that the late President Hugo Chavez brought to power in Venezuela 20 years ago is still standing, despite the efforts of three US presidents to overthrow it. Dario Azzelini is a visiting fellow at the Latin American Studies Program, at Cornell University. He’s an Italian who was raised in Germany and lived for years in a poor barrio in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela. Azzelini wrote a book, titled, “Communes and Workers' Control in Venezuela,” in which he argues that workers and peasants are building socialism from below in that country. We asked him why the right-wing has not been able to mount a successful coup against the Venezuelan government, despite crippling US sanctions and total support for regime change from the American media and the two corporate political parties.“

http://www.azzellini.net/node/3172

https://blackagendaradio.podbean.com/e/black-agenda-radio-112519/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/black-agenda-radio-11-25-19/id3879...

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"Occupy, Resist, Produce - Scop Ti."  34 min. / English. A film by Dario Azzellini and Oliver Ressler.

Scop Ti is located in the small town Gémenos near Marseille, in Southern France. The plant belonged to Lipton (Unilever) and produced herbal and fruit teas and the 120-year-old local French black tea brand Thé de l’Éléphant. In September 2010 Unilever decided to relocate production and machines to Poland, closed the plant and left 182 workers without their jobs. The workers immediately occupied their workplace, supported by the union CGT. Initially all 182 workers participated in the occupation; after three years 76 were still active. They demanded from Unilever to get the factory, the machines and the brand name Thé de l’Éléphant. They planned to build a cooperative, switch production to natural and organic herbal teas using mainly regional products. 

Continue reading: http://www.azzellini.net/node/3096

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4. Interviews and press articles (English, German)

Academics for Rojava: "It's about humanity, never give up!”. „We, your friends abroad will do whatever it takes to support you with all means and through every diplomatic channel available to us." / ANFNEWS, 26 Oct 2019 / DEVRİŞ ÇİMEN

While the Turkish war of aggression against Rojava and North-East Syria continues, there are protests against it worldwide. Intellectuals and academics speak out and condemn this war and show solidarity with Rojava and Northeast Syria. In the following, we publish statements of Prof. Noam Chomsky, Prof. Federica Giardini, Dr. Dario Azzellini, Dr. Joost Jongerden, Prof. Kariane Westrheim and Prof. Ueli Mäder who expressed their solidarity.

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Dr. Dario Azzellini, sociologist and political scientist, USA:

"It is about humanity and mankind"

Since October 9, Turkey, NATO's second-largest army, has been conducting a war of aggression against Rojava together with Islamic militias of Al-Qaida and the Islamic state. The aim is the annexation of the territory. Genocide and expulsion of the predominantly Kurdish, but also Assyrian, Christian, Yezidi and Arab population are the goal.

The multiethnic SDF, led by Kurdish fighters, almost completely defeated the Islamic state (Daesh), leaving more than 11,000 casualties in their own ranks. In Rojava, the only multi-ethnic and multi-religious model of coexistence in the entire region was established. Basic democracy and equal rights for women characterize the self-administration.

Turkey and its allies stand for war, expulsion, genocide, intolerance, racism and authoritarianism. Today, Erdogan wants to turn back the wheel of history. Turkey makes no secret of the fact that it dreams of the old Ottoman Empire.

The future of an entire region is decided in Rojava. If it gets through with its plan in Rojava, they will not stop there. In Rojava and all over the world we have to oppose this war. It's about humanity and that of mankind."

Full text available at:

http://www.azzellini.net/node/3160

(English) https://anfenglishmobile.com/news/academics-for-rojava-against-turkish-i...

(Spanish) https://anfespanol.com/noticias/academicos-se-pronuncian-sobre-rojava-se...

(German) https://anfdeutsch.com/aktuelles/es-ist-eine-frage-der-menschlichkeit-ge...)

(Kurdish / Kurmanci) https://anfkurdi.com/ewropa/entellektuelen-li-cihane-navdar-rojava-mesel...

(Kurdish / Sorani) https://anfsorani.com/جیهان/رۆشنبیر-و-سیاسیە-ناودارەکانی-جیهان-ڕۆژئاوا-پرسێکی-مرۆڤایەتیە-12986 

(Kurdish / Kurmancki-zazaki) https://anfkirmancki.com/aktuel/entelektuele-cihani-ye-namdari-rojawan-m...

(Turkish) https://anfturkce.com/avrupa/duenyaca-taninmis-entelektueeller-rojava-in...

(Arabic) https://anfarabic.com/akhr-l-khbr/مفكرون-حول-العالم-روج-آفا-قضية-إنسانية-57128

(Persian) https://anfpersian.com/tzh-h/روشنفکران-برجسته-جهان-روژآوا-مسئله-ای-انسانی-است-51799

(Russian) https://anfrussian.com/В-Мире/Ученые-в-поддержку-Рожавы-Речь-идет-о-человечестве-никогда-не-сдавайтесь-15732

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Interview: BAR Book Forum: Dario Azzellini’s “Communes and Workers' Control in Venezuela” / 06 Nov 2019 / Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor. 

Millions of Venezuelans are building socialism from below, and most of them are Black, brown and female. “The mainstream media, and even many people considering themselves leftists, cannot understand why the Maduro government is still in power.” In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book. This week’s featured author is Dario Azzellini . Azzellini is a visiting fellow at the Latin American Studies Program, Cornell University. His book is Communes and Workers' Control in Venezuela: Building 21st Century Socialism from Below.

Roberto Sirvent: How can your book help BAR readers understand the current political and social climate?

Dario Azzellini: The book counters the international, and especially US propaganda against Venezuela. It does not only counter the right-wing propaganda. It does also counter the focus of many leftists on government policies only. It shows that in Venezuela – beyond any critique you might have of government policies – there are millions of people on the ground building day by day socialism from below by building structures of self-government, planning according to their needs, taking over underperforming or abandoned land and companies from private owners and from state institutions. The mainstream media, and even many people considering themselves leftists, cannot understand why the Maduro government is still in power and could not be toppled by the economic and financial sanctions, terrorist attacks and political pressure set up by US imperialism, its ultra-right-wing allies in the region such as Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, and the European Union. 

http://www.azzellini.net/node/3167

https://www.blackagendareport.com/bar-book-forum-dario-azzellinis-commun...

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Dario Azzellini: „Ende der rechten Einheitsfront ‒ Wie die aktuellen Aufstände Lateinamerika verändern“ / Analyse&Kritik ‒ Zeitung für linke Debatte und Praxis, Nr. 654 vom 12. November 2019

„Proteste, Aufstände und Regierungswechsel in Lateinamerika und der Karibik: In Ecuador hat eine Revolte gegen die IWF-Politik die Regierung vorerst zum Einlenken gezwungen. In Haiti tobt ein Aufstand gegen die US-gestützte Regierung. In Chile protestieren und streiken Millionen für ein Ende der neoliberalen Politik, den Rücktritt des rechten Präsidenten und Milliardärs Sebastián Piñera und eine neue Verfassung. Honduras und Panama erleben ebenfalls Massenproteste. In Kolumbien finden Proteste statt, ein Teil der ehemaligen FARC-Guerilla hat sich wieder bewaffnet und bei den Lokal- und Regionalwahlen Ende Oktober verlor die extrem rechte Partei des Ex-Präsidenten Álvaro Uribe auf breiter Front. In Argentinien gewann das peronistische Duo aus Alberto Fernández und der Ex-Präsidentin Cristina Kirchner die Wahlen gegen den amtierenden Mauricio Macri. In Bolivien siegte der seit 2006 regierende Evo Morales in der ersten Runde. Die Opposition wirft der Regierung Wahlbetrug vor und mobilisiert für ihren Sturz. In Venezuela blieb der Aufstand aus, trotz Krise und ökonomischer Blockade, trotz der Beschlagnahmung von venezolanischen Auslandsgeldern und der Anerkennung eines selbsternannten Präsidenten durch USA und EU.“

http://www.azzellini.net/journalistische-artikel/ende-der-rechten-einheitsfront-‒-wie-die-aktuellen-aufstaende-lateinamerika-

https://amerika21.de/blog/2019/11/234328/ende-rechte-einheitsfront-latei...

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5. Reviews (English, German)

„Communes and Workers’ Control in Venezuela: Building 21st Century Socialism from Below“, Dario Azzellini (2016). Science & Society October 2019, Vol. 83, No. 4, 570-573. / Steve Ellner

„Communes and Workers’ Control in Venezuela combines an examination of the experiences of grassroots bodies involved in neighborhood and workplace decision-making with theoretical analysis of the role of state institutions in the transition to socialism. The author champions “the idea of a communal socialism” (54), while detailing the ways that the old state’s bureaucracy during the presidencies of Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro has impeded the full development of a new state based on popular participation. Azzellini points to the “centrality of territory in the Venezuelan struggle” and adds that “the most active agent of change” in the nation has been barrio and rural inhabitants. In contrast, industrial workers are “frequently privileged” and have largely been led by corrupt trade unionists “co-opted by the political system,” while “the building of workers councils” has proven to be particularly “difcult” (32).“

Continue reading:

https://guilfordjournals.com/toc/siso/83/4

http://www.azzellini.net/node/3020

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„Beziehungsweise Betriebsbesetzung« – Arbeiterselbstkontrolle als soziale Bewegung“. Express 12/2019 - Zeitung für sozialistische Betriebs- und Gewerkschaftsarbeit / Peter Nowak

„In den letzten Monaten wurde in linken Kreisen wieder verstärkt über weltweite Aufstände diskutiert. Der Anlass waren anhaltende Massenproteste auf den verschiedenen Kontinenten. Da werden Proteste in Hongkong, Irak, Iran, Ecuador, Chile Libanon schnell aneinandergereiht. Dabei besteht die Gefahr, dass die jeweiligen Besonderheiten der Proteste in den Hintergrund treten. Zudem fällt die fast völlige Abwesenheit der ArbeiterInnenklasse in der medialen Berichterstattung über die Proteste auf. Da verdient ein Buch von Dario Azzellini mehr Aufmerksamkeit, dass er unter dem Titel „Vom Protest zum sozialen Prozess“ im VSA-Verlag herausgegeben hat. Auf knapp 150 Seiten hat Azzellini einen guten Überblick über die selbstverwalteten Betriebe in Frankreich, Italien, Griechenland, Brasilien, Argentinien, Venezuela, Ex-Jugoslawien, den USA, der Türkei und Ägypten gegeben. (Am Rande erwähnt wird auch Thüringen: 2007 gab es in Nordhausen das kurzlebige Projekt „Strike Bike“ – Fahrradproduktion in Belegschaftshand).“ 

http://www.azzellini.net/buecher-von-dario-azzellini/vom-protest-zum-soz...

http://express-afp.info/express-12-2019-ist-erschienen

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„Vorschein einer anderen Welt“. Dario Azzellini bietet Überblick über Betriebe unter Arbeiterkontrolle in Europa, Lateinamerika, Ägypten und der Türkei. Junge Welt, Montag, 3. Juni 2019, Nr. 126 / Von Helge Buttkereit

„Von der Krise führt kein direkter Weg in den Sozialismus. Gleichwohl können bestimm- te selbstorganisierte Lösungswege aus der Krise heraus eine andere Welt vorscheinen lassen. Dies gilt besonders für »rückeroberte Betriebe« unter der Kontrolle der Arbeiter, die Dario Azzellini in seinem Buch »Vom Protest zum sozialen Prozess« beschreibt. In der Krise wurden die Fabriken von ihren Besitzern geschlossen, verlagert oder ver- lassen. Die Arbeiter besetzten sie, um die weitere Ausplünderung, eine Abfindungszahlung oder die Schließung zu verhindern. Die Besetzung ist jeweils eine Reaktion auf eine Krise, eine not- gedrungene Strategie in der Defensive. Eine Produktion unter Arbeiterkontrolle war in den wenigsten Fällen das ursprüngliche Ziel. ein solches Vorhaben entwickelte sich erst nach vielen Gesprächen, Versammlungen und zum Teil durch Unterstützung von anderen betroffenen Arbeitern.“

http://www.azzellini.net/node/add/review

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6. Events (Gettysburg, USA)

Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies Department (LACLS) guest Speaker - Dr. Dario Azzellini

Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 6:30pm to 8:00pm / McCreary Hall 115 Bowen Auditorium / Gettysburg College, 300 North Washington Street, Gettysburg, PA 17325

http://www.azzellini.net/node/3170

https://calendar.gettysburg.edu/event/lacls_guest_speaker-dr_dario_azzel...

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