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- [Extractivism and the Polycrisis: What Lies Beneath? A Commonist Response](http://thecommonalts.com/extractivism-and-the-polycrisis-what-lies-beneath-a-commonist-response/) - Extractivism and the Polycrisis: What Lies Beneath? A Commonist Response S A. Hamed Hosseini, Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Australia; Fellow, World Academy of Art and Science –––––––––––––––––– The following text is a polished transcription of Dr. Hossein’s presentation at an international webinar, co-hosted by EXTRA – Existential Threats and Risks.
- [New Open-Access Publication: "Sustaining What? From Corporate Sustainability to Agri-Food Transformation Through Commonist Value Theory"](http://thecommonalts.com/new-open-access-publication-sustaining-what-from-corporate-sustainability-to-agri-food-transformation-through-commonist-value-theory/) - We are pleased to announce the publication of a new article in Sustainability (MDPI), now freely available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/18/7/3290# Corporate sustainability programs in food systems have expanded dramatically. Yet emissions, deforestation, hunger, and land concentration continue to intensify. Why? Critical scholars have documented this paradox from many angles: greenwashing, corporate power, ecological contradictions, and gendered
- [Ecosocialism: A Post-Capitalist Alternative and the Challenges of Transition](http://thecommonalts.com/eco-socialism/) - Cite as: Toohey, C (2024). Ecosocialism: A Post-Capitalist Alternative and the Challenges of Transition. Common Alternatives Academic Essays Series, No 18-02-2025. DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.28026.20169 Retrieved from https://thecommonalts.com/eco-socialism/ Ecosocialism: A Post-Capitalist Alternative and the Challenges of Transition Cassandra Toohey [1] Edited by S A Hamed Hosseini View and Print PDF Abstract Ecosocialism’s principles are in direct response to
- [Pluriversal Australia (Map 1): "Significant Outputs" & "Explicit Positions" across 98 Australian Transformative Initiatives](http://thecommonalts.com/pluriversal-australia-map-1-significant-outputs-explicit-positions-across-98-australian-transformative-initiatives/) - Report by: S. A. Hamed Hosseini We’re delighted to publish the first in a series of interactive maps of Australia’s transformative initiatives, with more to come. This 'initial' edition gives just a glimpse into a sample of 98 initiatives and organizations that are actively involved in ecological well-being, social justice, and post-capitalist transformation. Explore the map below
- [Advancing Post-Capitalist Thought During Finnish Fellowship](http://thecommonalts.com/advancing-post-capitalist-thought-during-finnish-fellowship/) - S. A. Hamed Hosseini commenced his one-month Visiting Fellowship at the University of Jyväskylä (Finland) in late May 2025. The fellowship, supported by a competitive research grant awarded at the associate professor level, has included two major invited events hosted by Finnish academic institutions: 13 June 2025 – Book Discussion ("Capital Redefined"), Finnish Society for
- [From Fordow to Fallout: Global Hegemony on Trial: New Piece Published in Common Dreams](http://thecommonalts.com/from-fordow-to-fallout-global-hegemony-on-trial-new-piece-published-in-common-dreams/) - From Fordow to Fallout: Global Hegemony on Trial ✍️ By Dr. S. A. Hamed Hosseini📅 Published: 24 June 2025🔗 Read the article here “𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙄𝙧𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙣𝙪𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙗𝙤𝙢𝙗 (𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙨) 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙣 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙪𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙨
- [Time to DeColonize EcoModernism!](http://thecommonalts.com/time-to-decolonize-ecomodernism/) - We are delighted to share the news of the publication of Ariel Salleh’s latest book, DeColonize EcoModernism! (Bloomsbury Academic, 2025). This powerful work offers a sweeping critique of the patriarchal-colonial-capitalist forces shaping today’s ecological crises, dismantling the myths of green capitalism, technocratic sustainability, and digital governance. Salleh exposes how ecomodernist policies entrench global inequalities while
- [🌟 New Year, New Concepts in Social Science: Advancing the Pluriversalist Discourse with “Compartmentality” and the “Commonist Tendency”](http://thecommonalts.com/🌟-new-year-new-concepts-in-social-science-advancing-the-pluriversalist-discourse-with-compartmentality-and-the-commonist-tendency/) - As we step into 2025, it is essential to embrace ideas that push the boundaries of theory and practice in social sciences. A newly published long article (of about 20,000 words) in the prestigious journal Globalizations, "Compartmentality, Commonist Impulses, and the Path to Pluriversal Transformation: An Australian Perspective", (by S A Hamed Hosseini) makes a
- [Trump’s Corporate Coup d’état: Authoritarian Neoliberalism on Steroids](http://thecommonalts.com/trumps-corporate-coup-detat-authoritarian-neoliberalism-on-steroids/) - S A Hamed Hosseini With Trump’s return to office, the U.S. enters a new phase of authoritarian neoliberalism, a system that merges privatization, deregulation, and market dominance with concentrated political control. This is not an anomaly but the natural progression of capitalism’s trajectory, where corporate and political power consolidate under the guise of restoring greatness.
- ["Re-imagining the Good Life" webinar Recording Available on YouTube](http://thecommonalts.com/re-imagining-the-good-life-webinar-recording-aviabale-on-youtube/) - We are excited to share that the webinar presentation, ‘Reimagining the Good Life: A Pluriversal Perspective on Community Well-being in Australia,’ delivered by Dr S A Hamed Hosseini, during Social Science Week 2024, is now available for viewing on YouTube! The webinar was co-hosted by the University of Newcastle (UON) and the New Economy Network
- [New Publication: S. A. Hamed Hosseini's "The Well‑Living Paradigm"](http://thecommonalts.com/well-living-paradigm/) - We are excited to share with the CommonAlternatives community the publication of Dr. S. A. Hamed Hosseini's long article, "The Well‑Living Paradigm: Reimagining Quality of Life in Our Turbulent World." The article, available as Open Acess, develops the concept of 'well-living' as an innovative and transformative framework poised to redefine our understanding and approach to
- [New Book: "CAPITAL Redefined" By S. A. Hamed Hosseini and Barry K. Gills](http://thecommonalts.com/new-book-capital-redefined-by-s-a-hamed-hosseini-and-barry-k-gills/) - Featured publication Hosseini, S A Hamed, and Barry K Gills (2024) Capital Redefined: A Commonist Value Theory for Liberating Life. London, Routledge. Open Access content is available for this title The audiobook version of the entire book is available on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZKXD5iT8ko&list=PLqmNr-LTaqGOQSqaMps5pUTIFF3iMsdDO In an age defined by capitalist systems that dominate our socioeconomic structures,
- [Call for Papers for a Special Issue on The Prospects of a Pluriversal Transition to a Post-Capitalist, Post-Carbon Future](http://thecommonalts.com/call-for-papers-for-a-special-issue-on-the-prospects-of-a-pluriversal-transition-to-a-post-capitalist-post-carbon-future/) - Abstract deadline: 20 December 2022 {SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT HERE} Manuscript deadline: 30 April 2023 {SUBMIT YOUR ARTICLE HERE} Special Issue Editor(s): S A Hamed Hosseini, The University of Newcastle, Australia Barry K Gills, The University of Helsinki, Finland The Prospects of a Pluriversal Transition to a Post-Capitalist, Post-Carbon Future The historical inevitability of a deep civilizational shift is
- [From Tokenism to Transformation: Seizing the Voice Referendum Opportunity as a Democratic Game-Changer](http://thecommonalts.com/from-tokenism/) - S A Hamed Hosseini The imminent referendum on the Indigenous Voice in Australia is not merely a decision about representation; it is a gateway to reimagining the very fabric of our democratic system. This is an urgent appeal to all progressives – academics, activists, and concerned citizens – to seize this moment. Engage in robust
- [The Catch-22 of the Australian VOICE Referendum: A Plea for a Deep-Rooted Change](http://thecommonalts.com/the-catch-22/) - S A Hamed Hosseini Australia is preparing for an upcoming referendum (14 October 2023) that could mark a turning point in the nation’s relationship with its indigenous communities, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The referendum seeks to establish an advisory body known as “The Voice,” which aims to give these communities a formal
- [Ecological apocalypse: It all boils down to the inherent immorality of capital](http://thecommonalts.com/ecological-apocalypse-it-all-boils-down-to-the-inherent-immorality-of-capital/) - In our materialistic, capital-centric, and market-oriented world, morality has become a precious rarity, overlooked by the very principles that govern our socio-ecological relationships. If only morality were given its rightful place, the essence of more-than-human goodness would command an exorbitant price unattainable even to the richest of the rich. However, in its relentless pursuit of
- [From well-being to well-living: Towards a post-capitalist understanding of quality of life](http://thecommonalts.com/from-wellbeing-to-well-living/) - Article by: S A Hamed Hosseini Source: Hosseini, S. (2018). From well-being to well-living: Towards a post-capitalist understanding of quality of life. [Journal Article]. AQ - Australian Quarterly, 89(2), 35-39. Retrieved from https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=472003185948185;res=IELAPA Australians are told that they live in one of the top 10 richest countries in the world in terms of GDP
- [Transforming Higher Education in Australia: A People-Planet Centred Vision](http://thecommonalts.com/transforming-higher-education-in-australia-a-people-centred-vision/) - Dr. S A Hamed Hosseini's Insights on the Australian Universities Accord Panel Discussion Paper Consultation Following are Hosseini’s answers to the questions formulated by the National Tertiary Education Industry Union (NTEU) as part of their effort to gather members’ opinions for the Accord response. Top priority NTEU: What should be the number 1 priority in
- [Australian Government Accord for Higher Education Reform: An Honest Response from a Passionate Academic](http://thecommonalts.com/universities-accord/) - Analyses S A Hamed Hosseini Do national accords aimed at addressing public sector issues lead to substantive changes? I asked myself when I saw the Australian government (under Labor) unveiling their latest accord for higher education reform. In the context of higher education in Australia, as in many other countries, profound restructuring has occurred since the
- [Gender Equity in STEM: How Could This be a Misleading Cause?](http://thecommonalts.com/gender-equity-in-stem-how-could-this-be-a-misleading-cause/) - S A Hamed Hosseini The video clip "Are Men Killing the Planet?" by ‘Our Changing Climate’ offers an interesting exploration of the intricate convergence between gender, science, and politics. Revealing a perplexing schism in our comprehension, the superficial antagonism between racial “petro-patriarchy” and “ecomodern (liberal) patriarchy” emerges as a detrimental binary. This dichotomy, however, is
- [New Book: "World Statehood: The Future of World Politics", by Heikki Patomaki](http://thecommonalts.com/new-book-world-statehood-the-future-of-world-politics-by-heikki-patomaki/) - After years of being overlooked, the idea of the world state has made a remarkable comeback in academic discussions within fields like Political Theory, International Relations, and Global Political Economy. However, these discussions often fall into the trap of replicating the age-old antinomies of (post-)Enlightenment era liberal theories. In his latest book, Professor Patomaki offers
- [New Publications by Professor Heikki Patomäki on the Dynamics of Global Political Economy and the Roots of the War in Ukraine!](http://thecommonalts.com/new-publications-by-professor-heikki-patomaki-on-the-dynamics-of-global-political-economy-and-the-roots-the-war-in-ukraine/) - We are thrilled to announce the release of two publication projects by Professor Heikki Patomäki, from the University of Helsinki. These remarkable works explore crucial global issues, offering invaluable insights and thought-provoking analyses. 1. The Three Fields of Global Political Economy (The book, originally published in 2022, is now available in a convenient paperback edition)
- [Call for conference abstracts: The Prospects of a Pluriversal Transition to a Post-Capitalist, Post-Carbon Future](http://thecommonalts.com/call-for-conference-abstracts-the-prospects-of-a-pluriversal-transition-to-a-post-capitalist-post-carbon-future/) - Call for conference abstracts We are inviting submissions of abstracts (by 30 Sept 2022) to the following joint session at the XX ISA WORLD CONGRESS OF SOCIOLOGY (Melbourne, June 25 - July 1, 2023) We are also looking forward to creating a special issue out of the accepted submissions for the Globalizations journal and its
- [The Buddhist Idea of a Good Life: A post-Eurocentric vision of quality of life](http://thecommonalts.com/the-buddhist-idea-of-a-good-life/) - Ajahn Brahmali (This essay was first presented by Ajahn at the Re-imagining Quality of Life webinar series, 6 Oct 2021) The core message of Buddhism addresses universal issues. It is thus able to contribute to the formation of a universal foundation for the good life without imposing uniformity. Buddhism can be seen as a liberation
- [EXALT's one-day webinar conference on "Green Extractivism and Violent Conflict"](http://thecommonalts.com/exalts-one-day-webinar-conference-on-green-extractivism-and-violent-conflict/) - EXALT hosted a one-day webinar conference, "Green Extractivism & Violent Conflict", on June 17, 2022. The conference featured three plenary speakers and 16 exciting papers across 4 panels. Below are the webinar recordings: (Founded in 2019 and launched in 2020 at the University of Helsinki, EXALT, The Global Extractivisms and Alternatives Initiative, is a research
- ["Pluriversality and Beyond", an Open Access article by Gills and Hosseini, published in Sustainability Science](http://thecommonalts.com/pluriversality-and-beyond-an-open-access-article-by-gills-and-hosseini-published-in-sustainability-science/) - Professor Barry K Gills and Dr. S A Hamed Hossieni published a Gold OA article in Sustainability Science Journal [1] The article, Pluriversality and beyond: consolidating radical alternatives to (mal-)development as a Commonist project, contributes to the Journal’s Special Feature: Alternatives to Sustainable Development: What can we learn from the Pluriverse in Practice? developed by
- [CONFERENCE: Problems and Solutions for Decarbonisation and Energy Transition:   a Cross-National Dialogue ](http://thecommonalts.com/conference-problems-and-solutions-for-decarbonisation-and-energy-transition-a-cross-national-dialogue/) - You are invited to attend: ​ Problems and Solutions for Decarbonisation and Energy Transition: a Cross-National Dialogue December 7-9, 2021 Free on Zoom Login: https://utsmeet.zoom.us/j/8637645831 https://events.humanitix.com/decarbonisation-and-energy-transition Program Summary 1: Welcome + Implications of the Glasgow COP for Global Energy Transition 2: COP26 and India’s Energy Transition? 3: Social benefits of transition - US perspectives 4: Community Power
- [CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST IN SUPERVISION AND PH.D. RESEARCH PROPOSALS - THE UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE'S VC-SCHOLARSHIP (2022)](http://thecommonalts.com/call-for-expressions-of-interest-in-supervision-and-ph-d-research-proposals-the-university-of-newcastles-vc-scholarship-2022/) - Alternative Futures Research Hub (AFRHub established in partnership with NENA) welcomes Expressions of Interest in Supervision in this round of University of Newcastle’s VC Scholarship (both domestic and international) on any topic relevant to the following areas of study: Investigating post-capitalist responses to global challenges (climate changes, global pandemics, violence, conflict, crime, social inequality, etc).
- [Review Of: Routledge Handbook of Transformative Global Studies](http://thecommonalts.com/review-of-routledge-handbook-of-transformative-global-studies/) - Source: Wahlrab, A. (2021). Review Of: Routledge Handbook of Transformative Global Studies. Journal of World-Systems Research, 27(1), 337-340. https://doi.org/10.5195/jwsr.2021.1055 Book Review Routledge Handbook of Transformative Global Studies. S. A. Hamed Hosseini, James Goodman, Sara C. Motta, and Barry K. Gills. (eds). 2021. New York: Routledge. 582 pages, ISBN 113-8-6011-28 Hardcover ($238.47)/Kindle ($52.95) Reviewed by Amentahru Wahlrab The
- [Re-imagining Quality of Life Webinar Series Program (June-Nov 2021)](http://thecommonalts.com/re-imagining-quality-of-life-webinar-series-program-june-nov-2021/) - The ‘Re-imagining Quality of Life Post-COVID’ project, funded by the College of Human and Social Futures (CHSF) and conducted by the University of Newcastle's Alternative Futures Research Hub (formed in partnership with New Economy Network Australia), maps, connects and consolidates the remarkable transformative efforts being carried out by hundreds of Australian organisations that directly address the current intertwined ecological,
- [Follow up on the Post-capitalist visions of Quality of Life Webinar](http://thecommonalts.com/follow-up-on-the-post-capitalist-visions-of-quality-of-life-webinar/) - On 10 Sept 2021, we were honored to host three progressive thinkers: (1) Professor Noam Chomsky, one of the most influential public intellectual and legendary activists; (2) distinguished American historian and political economist Professor Gar Alperovitz, and (3) prominent ecofeminist Associate Professor Ariel Salleh. 690 people were registered through Eventbrite to watch the event live and 468 registered to
- [An end to the war on nature: COP in or COP out?](http://thecommonalts.com/an-end-to-the-war-on-nature-cop-in-or-cop-out/) - In an editorial postscript (published on 16 Sep 2021, by Globalizations journal), Barry K. Gills and Jamie Morgan return to a primary theme of the journal's special issue on Economics and Climate Emergency. They elaborate on some aspects of, and reasons why we need, urgent and radical transformative change. They have briefly updated the trends
- [Alternative Visions of Quality of Life, with Noam Chomsky, Ariel Salleh and Gar Alperovitz](http://thecommonalts.com/alternative-visions-of-quality-of-life-with-noam-chomsky-ariel-salleh-and-gar-alperovitz/) - From June to October 2021, The Alternative Futures Research Hub (AFRHub), the University of Newcastle’s first community partnered research hub, has been organising a monthly online webinar series that brings together activists, intellectuals and academics from a diverse range of perspectives and experiences to present and discuss their alternative visions about the Quality of Life. Chaired by Dr S A Hamed Hosseini, the leader
- [Statistics for Activists and Social Studies: Bivariate data analyses, using JAMOVI](http://thecommonalts.com/bivariate-data-analyses-in-social-sciences-using-jamovi/) - https://youtu.be/u2oMafB-I4Y In this video, Dr S A Hamed Hossein (sociologist, electronics engineer, expert in global and development studies, and methodologist) introduces bivariate data analyses in social sciences, and discusses how we can choose the best types of graphs and tables depending on the types of measurements for our variables and how to use Jamovi to
- [“PLURIVERSAL VISIONS OF QUALITY OF LIFE”: Now available on YouTube](http://thecommonalts.com/pluriversal-visions-of-quality-of-life/) - We were honoured to have three great thinkers and activists: Victoria-Grieve Williams, Sara Motta and Ashish Kohari with us on 27 Aug 2021 presenting their alternative visions on quality of life under the broader title of "Pluriversal Visions of Quality of Life". The recording thanks to our partner organization NENA is now available on Youtube.
- [Ecofeminist Sociology as a New Class Analysis](http://thecommonalts.com/ecofeminist-sociology/) - Source: Global Dialogue by Ariel Salleh, University of Sydney, Australia and member of ISA Research Committees on Environment and Society (RC24) and Social Movements, Collective Action and Social Change (RC48) Ecological feminist analyses grow out of everyday life praxis, so they often question the taken-for-granted premises of social movements framed top-down by established political ideologies. For
- [You're invited to Third Webinar of Re-imagining 'Quality of Life' Webinar Series](http://thecommonalts.com/webinar3/) - Free Tickets from here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/re-imagining-quality-of-life-and-social-wellbeing-in-australia-tickets-164819299963?utm-campaign=social%2Cemail&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-source=strongmail&utm-term=listing (please help us promote the event) Please join us on 27 August (11.30 am AEST) for the third in the 'Reimagining Quality of Life' workshop series run by the Alternative Futures Research Network of the University of Newcastle and New Economy Network Australia. Funded by the UON College of Human
- [Post-Capitalist Visions of Quality of Life, with Noam Chomsky, Ariel Salleh and Gar Alperovitz](http://thecommonalts.com/post-capitalist-visions/) - FRIDAY 10 Sept, 9.30 am AEST Please join us on 10 September for a special workshop on Re-imagining 'quality of life' post-COVID Free event but registration is required at: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/re-imagining-quality-of-life-and-social-wellbeing-tickets-164821971955 ABOUT THE EVENT Join The University of Newcastle’s Alternative Futures Research Network (UoN-AFRN) and New Economy Network Australia (NENA) for a monthly workshop series, which
- [Alternative Futures Research Network and New Economy Network Australia Launched a National Survey](http://thecommonalts.com/alternative-futures-research-network-and-new-economy-network-australia-launched-a-national-survey/) - The Alternative Futures Research Hub (AFRHub) - at the University of Newcastle (UON)- has been partnering with New Economy Network Australia, to be part of the Reimagining Quality of Life Project, which maps the emerging landscape of transformative initiatives in Australia (in parallel with similar works in other countries – see for instance: https://kumu.io/realeconomylab/rel-ecosystem-2). The project is
- [Indigenous Visions of Community Quality Life: Webinar 2 of the Webinar Series on "Reimagining Quality of Life"](http://thecommonalts.com/indigenous-visions-of-communal-quality-life/) - We are pleased to announce that the second webinar from the "Reimagining Quality of Life series" is now available on YouTube. Subject: Indigenous visions of good quality of life and community wellbeing Speakers: (1) Adjunct A/Prof. Dr Mary Graham (Australian Indigenous elder), (2) A/Prof. Daniela Heil, (3) Dr Eija Maria Ranta. Date: 14 July. Hosted
- [A brief bibliography of post-capitalist studies](http://thecommonalts.com/a-brief-bibliography-of-post-capitalist-studies/) - As of July 2021 Collected by S A Hamed Hosseini, Alternative Futures Research Network, University of Newcastle, Australia Following is a list of resources recommended for post-capitalist studies and university courses in this field. The list is divided into four sections: general collections of alternatives, justice-oriented, democracy oriented and ecology oriented alternatives. Download the pdf
- [WORKSHOP 1 of “Re-imagining Quality of Life" Webinar Series (on YoutTube)](http://thecommonalts.com/workshop-1-of-re-imagining-quality-of-life/) - https://youtu.be/Bcsh9Y5F4G4 The recording of the very first webinar from the webinar series organized by the UON Alternative Futures Research Network and New Economy Network Australia (NENA) is now available on YouTube. We are very thankful to many participants who attended the webinar and granted us their support and encouragement. In this webinar, we launched the
- [Ecofeminism and a 'Just Transition' - Ariel Salleh Interviewed by Somali Cerise](http://thecommonalts.com/ecofeminism-and-a-just-transition-ariel-salleh-interviewed-by-somali-cerise/) - This interview follows a 2020 workshop on approaches to a ‘just transition’, held at the Institute for Global Development (IGD), University of New South Wales, Australia. Somali Cerise, IGD Research to Practice Associate asks Ariel Salleh to share ecofeminist ideas on redefining the relation between humans and the environment and what a different system of
- [Transversalism: A new notion for the post-globalist era](http://thecommonalts.com/transversalism-a-new-notion-for-the-post-globalist-era/) - Transversalism (transversal cosmopolitanism) is identified by its being founded on an evolutionary move into a post-capitalist network of democratically governed relatively autonomous alternative systems, and by the strong aspiration to build meaningful common ideological and political action orientations that transcend counterproductive divisions among transformative movements. It seeks an accommodative mode of social consciousness centred on
- [Workshop Webinar 1 of Reimagining Quality of Life Webinar Series](http://thecommonalts.com/workshop-webinar-1-of-reimagining-quality-of-life-webinar-series/) - Please join us for an exciting series of online workshops about redefining ‘social wellbeing’ and ‘quality of life’ in Australia. From June to October 2021, the University of Newcastle (UoN) Alternative Futures Research Hub (AFRHub) and New Economy Network Australia (NENA) will be hosting a series of online workshops that invite guest speakers and participants
- [Research Jam – Sharing Research in the New Economy](http://thecommonalts.com/nena_research_jam/) - Join a special NENA event, with two workshops showcasing Australian researchers who are supporting the wellbeing economy. For researchers, the workshops off an important opportunity to connect with other researchers and forge new networks. For practitioners, the workshops provide a convenient way to find out about important research that might be of benefit to your
- [Pluriversality and beyond: Consolidating Radical Alternatives as a Commonist Project](http://thecommonalts.com/pluriversality-and-beyond/) - This is a short presentation of a forthcoming article by Gills and Hosseini: Gills and Hosseini argue that the 2020s-and 2030s will be pivotal decades, in which the current global conjuncture, characterized by intensifying economic turmoil, climate change, and ecological crises, will translate into increased mass discontent, global polarization, political instabilities, and social unrest across
- [Degrowth: The challenges of realizing a utopian necessity](http://thecommonalts.com/degrowth-woude/) - Cite as: Van Der Woude, C (2021) Degrowth: The Challenges of Realizing a Utopian Necessity, Common Alternatives Academic Essays Series, No. 25-02-21. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.33185.12643, Retrieved from http://thecommonalts.com/degrowth-woude/ ‎ Degrowth: The Challenges of Realizing a Utopian Necessity Claire Van Der Woude[1] Edited by S A Hamed Hosseini View and Print PDF Abstract ‘Degrowth’ is a globally
- [Universal Basic Income: A Standalone Alternative or a Step in the Right Direction to a Post-Capitalist Society?](http://thecommonalts.com/universal-basic-income-ninness/) - Ninness, K. (2019). Universal basic income: A standalone alternative or a step in the right direction to a post-capitalist society? Common Alternatives Academic Essays Series, No. 26-8-2019. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.24989.05603. Retrieved from http://thecommonalts.com/universal-basic-income-ninness/ Universal Basic Income: A Standalone Alternative or a Step in the Right Direction to a Post-Capitalist Society? Authored by Kiana Ninness[1] Edited by
- [CLIMATE, ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AXIS](http://thecommonalts.com/climate-ecology-and-environmental-axis/) - Contribution of the Forum popular da Natureza to the WSF 2021 Globalized capitalism reaches a structural impasse. Even with the pandemic of the new coronavirus, economic growth continues to concentrate income, even more, maintaining and increasing the privileges of the few. The civilization crisis - largely caused by the eco-capillary system - will be increasingly
- [Beyond “Koyaanisqatsi”: Reimagining Civilization](http://thecommonalts.com/beyond-koyaanisqatsi-reimagining-civilization/) - by Barry Gills, University of Helsinki, Finland Source: ISA Global Dialogue, Volume 10, Issue 3 There is an emerging view in the present crisis, illustrated in recently burgeoning commentary across the globe, expressing a realization that our present form of world order and civilization has brought humanity and “nature” into a great crisis, and that
- [EX­ALT Symposium 2020](http://thecommonalts.com/exalt-symposium-2020/) - The EXALT Symposium 2020 was a series of convivial online discussions stretching across three days on 21-23 of October, 2020. The event drew together diverse critical analyses of the phenomena of global extractivisms and the myriad alternatives pursued both in theory and practice. The main aim of the Symposium was to contribute to, expand and deepen the
- [On the Urgency of (Re)Integrating with the Radical](http://thecommonalts.com/on-the-urgency-of-reintegrating-with-the-radical/) - by S.A. Hamed Hosseini, University of Newcastle, Australia Source: ISA Global Dialogue: Magazine of the International Sociological Association, Volume 10, Issue 3 COVID-19 has shown that radical transformations are not only possible but unavoidable to prevent greater implosions. Living through a slow- or de-growth status – where collective “well-living” is gaining primacy over hedonistic well-being
- [Globalizations Special Forum - Reclaiming democracy from below: from the contemporary state capitalist system to peoples’ sovereignty](http://thecommonalts.com/globalizations-special-forum-reclaiming-democracy-from-below-from-the-contemporary-state-capitalist-system-to-peoples-sovereignty/) - This Special Forum of Globalizations co-edited by Nora McKeon and Gonzalo Berrón grows from a collective effort to assess the deep changes underway in the world in a dialogue between specific struggles on the ground to defend rights and territories and the dynamics of the global trends that impact on them all. Behind what can look like fragmented
- [Coronavirus and the life lessons from “ordinary” people to save the Earth and ourselves](http://thecommonalts.com/coronavirus-and-the-life-lessons/) - Ashish Kothari Source: Radical Ecological Democracy It is fascinating that the only people who know nothing about the COVID-19 pandemic are also those completely unaffected by it: uncontacted or isolated forest peoples in the Amazon and Papua New Guinea, a couple of adivasi (indigenous) communities in the Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal, perhaps
- [PhD research on “Progressive Voices in Islamic Theology in the (Post-)Secular Society of 21st Century” – under the JADD and DADD scholarships at UON](http://thecommonalts.com/phd-project-on-progressive-islam/) - Recommended PhD research project on “Progressive Voices in Islamic Theology in the (Post-)Secular Society of 21st Century” – under the Joint or Dual Award Program (JADD or DADD): A jointly awarded PhD degree by the University of Newcastle (UON) and University Putra Malaysia (UPM). If you are eligible to apply for JADD and DADD scholarship and
- [Selected List of Recent Studies on Post-Neoliberal / Post-capitalist Alternatives](http://thecommonalts.com/selected-list-of-recent-studies-on-post-neoliberal-post-capitalist-alternatives/) - S A Hamed Hosseini Alternatives to Capitalist Justice and Liberal Democracy Examples are (1) New Social Democracy paradigm (or in particular Universal Basic Income, Job Guarantee or Full Employment, Progressive Taxation, participatory budgeting, etc.); OR (2) New Socialisms paradigm (or in particular, Cooperativism like Workplace Democracy or worker-owned/managed cooperatives, Economic Democracy, Democratic Economy, Solidarity Economy,
- [List of 2020 Webinar Series by NENA Newcastle, Hunter and Central Coast Hub](http://thecommonalts.com/list-of-2020-webinar-series-by-nena-newcastle-hunter-and-central-coast-hub/) - This post will be updated regularly: Building A Participatory Democracy Across the Hunter & Central Coast The Hunter & Central Coast have some important decisions to make about the future of our region. We also have a wonderful community of people with diverse knowledge, histories, cultures, experiences, and skills, that want to be part of
- [Rethinking restoration with Barry Gills](http://thecommonalts.com/rethinking-restoration-with-barry-gills/) - Barry Gills, professor of Development Studies at the University of Helsinki and founding editor of Globalizations talks to XR Finland about radicalism, world systems, and deep restoration. XR Finland's new interview series Rethinking is about looking into the future and rethinking the responses to the current climate and ecological crises with interesting guests. Books mentioned:
- [The Routledge Handbook of Transformative Global Studies (available now for pre-order)](http://thecommonalts.com/the-routledge-handbook-of-transformative-global-studies-available-now-for-pre-order/) - (available now for pre-order) PLEASE CONSIDER RECOMMENDING THE BOOK TO YOUR LIBRARY Hosseini, S. A. H., Goodman, J., Motta, S. C., & Gills, B. K., (eds.) (2020) The Routledge Handbook of Transformative Global Studies (London: Routledge). ISBN-13: 978-1138601123, 568 pages. Description The Routledge Handbook of Transformative Global Studies provides diverse and cutting-edge perspectives on this fast-changing
- [Global Climate Emergency:  Preventing fatal “future facts” from becoming reality](http://thecommonalts.com/global-climate-emergency-preventing-fatal-future-facts-from-becoming-reality/) - Authors: Barry Gills and Jamie Morgan Just after our Globalizations “Global Climate Emergency” special editorial essay was published, the IPCC released yet another devastating report. According to this most recent IPPC special report on oceans and the cryosphere (the frozen parts of the planet), the average global sea level rose by 15 cm during the 20th
- [Deep Restoration: from The Great Implosion to The Great Awakening](http://thecommonalts.com/deep-restoration-from-the-great-implosion-to-the-great-awakening/) - Editorial piece by Professor Barry K. Gills Source: Globalizations We are living in a time of exception. A time when the existing order is open to question. In this short essay for Globalizations I wish to make some initial reflections in response to the present ‘triple conjuncture’ of global crises. This triple conjuncture is an interaction
- [The Coming Global Recession: Building an Internationalist Response](http://thecommonalts.com/the-coming-global-recession/) - The People's Sovereignty Network is glad to invite you to this free webinar organized by the TNI on Wednesday, 8 April at 4 pm (CET) with Professor Jayati Ghosh and a number of other panelists (to be confirmed) on what the likely global impacts of the economic fallout from the Coronavirus are, what a peoples'
- [Economic Disruptions Will Reshape Our Cities](http://thecommonalts.com/economic-disruptions-will-reshape-our-cities/) - Author: Steven Liaros Source: New Economy Journal, Volume 1, Issue 3, June 2019 We have become accustomed in recent years to talk about economic disruptions. Disruption of the taxi industry by Uber and of the hotel industry by Airbnb. Before that we had the disappearance of film processing stores and music record stores with the arrival of
- ["Alternative Futures Research Hub"- Brief Report on the 23 July Workshop Results](http://thecommonalts.com/alternative-futures-research-hub-brief-report-on-the-23-july-workshop-results/) - Future Societies Workshop was successfully organized by FEDUA-Alternative Futures Research Network (AFRN) in collaboration with New Economy Network Australia (NENA) on 23 July 2019 to establish FEDUA’s first Community partnered “Research Hub” based at the University of Newcastle, with the purpose of developing and conducting linkage research projects. See also the news article on this event: Future Societies Workshop kicks
- [Future Societies Workshop kicks off Memorandum of Understanding with the New Economy Network Australia](http://thecommonalts.com/future-societies-workshop-kicks-off-memorandum-of-understanding-with-the-new-economy-network-australia/) - Future Societies Workshop kicks off Memorandum of Understanding with the New Economy Network Australia https://t.co/ERmljFYB1x via @uni_newcastle — S A Hamed Hosseini (@hamedhosseini) June 28, 2019
- [Invitation to Co-design a Civil Society New Economy Strategy and Action Plan](http://thecommonalts.com/a-civil-society-new-economy-strategy-and-action-plan/) - New Economy Network Australia (Newcastle, Hunter and Central Coast) invites you to co-create: A Civil Society New Economy Strategy and Action Plan To transform our local economy by prioritizing community and country Overview NENA invites individuals, collectives and organisations from Newcastle, Hunter and Central Coast to join us and co-create a Civil Society New Economy
- [CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Concurrent Crisis and Sustainable Futures: Global Extractivisms and Alternatives](http://thecommonalts.com/call-for-abstracts-concurrent-crisis-and-sustainable-futures-global-extractivisms-and-alternatives/) - CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Conference “Concurrent Crisis and Sustainable Futures: Global Extractivisms and Alternatives” - October 20-23, 2020, University of Helsinki, Finland The Global Extractivisms and Alternatives Initiative (EXALT) is a new international network of scholars, activists, and policymakers dedicated to collaboration and knowledge creation around the pressing crises stemming from extractivist policies and practices. At
- [PLANETIZE THE MOVEMENT!](http://thecommonalts.com/planetize-the-movement/) - By: Valentine M. Moghadam Source: Valentine M. Moghadam, “Planetize the Movement!,” opening reflections for a GTI forum, Great Transition Initiative (April 2020), https://greattransition.org/gti-forum/planetize-movement-moghadam. The Historical Conjuncture In January 2020, as I was writing this essay, Americans celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose message of social equality, economic justice, and
- [Community and Cooperative Energy in Rise in Australia (News)](http://thecommonalts.com/community-energy/) - A new trade union-backed social enterprise initiative in Victoria – Cooperative Power – launched a couple of weeks ago. You can see it at https://energylocals.com.au/providers/cooperative-power-australia/. Community energy is one of the fastest-growing ‘streams’ of social enterprise. A list of new projects can be found at https://c4ce.net.au/about-c4ce/members/ - And especially the excellent “how-to” manual
- [👉Alternative Futures and Regional Prospects Symposium Working across Differences, beyond Carbon, Capital and Commodity](http://thecommonalts.com/alternative-futures-and-regional-prospects-symposium-working-across-differences-beyond-carbon-capital-and-commodity/) - Symposium Draft Program Symposium Program: Day 1 – Thursday, 22 Nov 2018 Start End Sessions 8:45 9:15 Arrival Tea and Coffee | Welcome and Introduction 9:15 10:30 Opening Session: Towards Cooperative and Ethical Futures1) Professor Emerita Raewyn Connell: In Our Time: From Southern Neoliberalism to Cooperative Futures https://youtu.be/nRV5K1LNDws 2) Dr. Michelle Maloney (Director of Earth
- [Smart Cities of More-Than-Human Futures (Seminar and Masterclass at UON)](http://thecommonalts.com/smart-cities-of-more-than-human-futures-seminar-and-masterclass-at-uon/) - UON-FEDUA Alternative Futures Research Network invites you to attend the following seminar and masterclass: Smart Cities of More-Than-Human Futures Professor Marcus Foth Queensland University of Technology Tuesday 10 Sep 2019, 10am – 2pm incl. lunch-break, HC02, Hunter Building, Callaghan Campus, The University of Newcastle Register via AFRHub-Foth-Eventbrite Guest Seminar: 10 – 11.30am The turn to participation
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- [Planetizing the Labor Movement ](http://thecommonalts.com/planetizing-the-labor-movement/) - ROUNDTABLE Planetizing the Labor Movement A contribution to an exchange on Workers of the World Unite (At Last) Ariel Salleh Source: Ariel Salleh, "Planetizing the Labor Movement," Great Transition Initiative (April 2019), https://www.greattransition.org/roundtable/wokers-world-ariel-salleh. In joining the discussion on Ronaldo Munck’s piece “Workers of the World Unite (At Last),” I identify myself as a feminist political ecologist rather than Marxist
- ["How to get from here to there?" - Alternative knowledge production, mobilization, and counter-hegemonic globalization](http://thecommonalts.com/how-to-get-from-here-to-there-alternative-knowledge-production-mobilization-and-counter-hegemonic-globalization/) - Book Review by Thomas Muhr "How to get from here to there?" - Alternative knowledge production, mobilization, and counter-hegemonic globalization. William K. Carroll's Expose, Oppose, Propose: Alternative Policy Groups and the Struggle for Global Justice. Socialist Studies/Études Socialistes, 14(1) (2019) Abstract The organic crisis of hegemonic neoliberal globalization, manifested in aggravated uneven development condensed with
- [The Routledge Handbook of Transformative Global Studies](http://thecommonalts.com/the-routledge-handbook-of-transformative-global-studies/) - The Routledge Handbook of Transformative Global Studies The Routledge Handbook of Transformative Global Studies Editors: S. A. Hamed Hosseini, Barry K. Gills, James Goodman, Sara Motta Chief Editor's Address/Affiliation: Dr. S. A. Hamed Hosseini F., School of Humanities and Social Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia. Aims and Approach In recent years,
- [2018 Alternative Futures Symposium on YouTube: Watch all the presentations here!](http://thecommonalts.com/2018-alternative-futures-symposium-on-youtube-watch-all-the-presentations-here/) - Alternative Futures Symposium: Opening Address - Dr S A Hamed Hosseini "Subverting the Corporate Form" by Dr. Jim Stanford (Director of the Centre for Future Work) In Our Time: From Southern Neoliberalism to Cooperative Futures by Professor Emerita Raewyn Connell Building an Earth Centred Future: Culture, Ethics, Law, Economy - Dr. Michelle Maloney Ecotopianism and
- [Alternative Futures Symposium: Opening Address - Dr S A Hamed Hosseini](http://thecommonalts.com/alternative-futures-symposium-opening-address-dr-s-a-hamed-hosseini/) - https://youtu.be/pjea31Ttcog Opening Speech- by Dr S A Hamed Hosseini, 2018 UON Alternative Futures Symposium (https://www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/...) Alternative Futures and Regional Prospects Symposium Working across Differences, beyond Carbon, Capital and Commodity
- [Subverting the Corporate Form ](http://thecommonalts.com/subverting-the-corporate-form/) - https://youtu.be/hVcrl1dGeVg Topic: Subverting the Corporate Form Conference Presentation by Dr. Jim Stanford Dr. Jim Stanford is Economist and Director of the Centre for Future Work, based at the Australia Institute. (https://www.futurework.org.au/) Event: Alternative Futures Symposium UON Alternative Futures and Regional Prospects Symposium Working across Differences, beyond Carbon, Capital and Commodity Thursday 22nd & Friday 23rd
- [Work councils could be the future of Australian industrial democracy in an ABCC world](http://thecommonalts.com/work-councils-could-be-the-future-of-australian-industrial-democracy-in-an-abcc-world/) - Eugene Schofield-Georgeson, University of Technology Sydney Work councils are one model of industrial relations that could potentially fill the enormous gap in Australian industrial democracy left by precarious employment and the decline of the union movement. Canberra was once again the scene of further blows against construction workers and their union when the federal
- [10th Anniversary Wheelwright Lecture: Manufacturing the Future: Cultures of Production for the Anthropocene    ](http://thecommonalts.com/10th-anniversary-wheelwright-lecture-manufacturing-the-future-cultures-of-production-for-the-anthropocene/) - Invitation About the lecture Debates about the future of manufacturing in Australia return to prominence every few years, prompted by the latest downturn in employment or closure of a plant. The overarching narrative of change is one of decline. Since the heyday of protectionism when 30% of the workforce was employed in manufacturing, today only
- [The Future of Capital and Its Alternatives in 21st Century: The Essentiality of Economic Democratization](http://thecommonalts.com/the-future-of-capital-and-its-alternatives-in-21st-century-the-essentiality-of-economic-democratization/) - Seyed A. HOSSEINI FARADONBEH, The University of Newcastle, Australia and Barry GILLS, University of Helsinki, Finland Abstract Text: In 21st century, “Capital” requires a more comprehensive and applicable definition than merely a social process where money makes more money through production relations. Capital, in its material manifestation, is a socially organized ‘process’, through which surplus value is
- [Researching Collective Action and Social Change: Extending Michael Burawoy’s Extended Case Method](http://thecommonalts.com/researching-collective-action-and-social-change-extending-michael-burawoys-extended-case-method/) - Author: Thomas MUHR and Susana MELO, Habib University Karachi, Pakistan Abstract Text: This paper proposes a socio-spatial ethnographic methodology to research projects and processes of neoliberal mainstream contestation. We build on Michael Burawoy’s extended case method and the notion of ‘global ethnography’, which we put in dialogue with theorisations of place, space and scale. We argue
- [Theorizing the Rise of Right Wing Populism in the Post-Globalist Era: Toward an Integrative Approach](http://thecommonalts.com/theorizing-the-rise-of-right-wing-populism-in-the-post-globalist-era-toward-an-integrative-approach/) - Seyed A. HOSSEINI FARADONBEH, The University of Newcastle, Australia and Lawrence SAHA, Australian National University, Australia Abstract Text (Abstract ID: 101047): Populism, as a concept, generally implies a mobilized support for the political, cultural and economic preferences of the populace as opposed to those of the elite, foreigners, intellectuals, media, government, corporations, scientific bodies, ethnic minorities,
- [Future(s) of Democracy in the Post-Neoliberal Era: Problems, Protests, and Prospects](http://thecommonalts.com/futures-of-democracy-in-the-post-neoliberal-era-problems-protests-and-prospects/) - RC48 Social Movements, Collective Actions and Social Change (host committee) Globally, neoliberalism is no longer the mobilising tool it once was. The neoliberal mainstream has been displaced, initially from the radical Left, but increasingly, and simultaneously, from the far Right. From anti-austerity to left nationalism, from solidarity economy to the eco-social commons, democratic alternatives to
- [Democratic Eco-Socialism as a Real Utopia: Transitioning to an Alternative World System](http://thecommonalts.com/democratic-eco-socialism-as-a-real-utopia-transitioning-to-an-alternative-world-system/) - A/Prof. Hans Baer As global population growth continues to skyrocket, increasingly strained resources have made one thing clear: the desperate need for an alternative to capitalism. In Democratic Eco-Socialism as a Real Utopia, Hans Baer outlines the urgent need to reevaluate historical definitions of socialism, commit to social equality and justice, and prioritize environmental sustainability.
- [Researching the Emergence of Right-Wing Populism in the 21st Century](http://thecommonalts.com/researching-the-emergence-of-right-wing-populism-in-the-21st-century/) - RC42 Social Psychology (host committee) Populism is both a political and academic concept which varies widely in its use. As found within the social sciences, it is generally regarded as a mobilized support for the political, cultural and economic preferences of the mainstream populous as opposed to those of the elite, intellectuals, media, governments, public institutions,
- [Globalization, Resource Extraction, and Social Movement Mobilization](http://thecommonalts.com/globalization-resource-extraction-and-social-movement-mobilization/) - RC24 Environment and Society (host committee) The colonization of the Americas and other regions has gone hand in hand with natural resource extraction, which has included economies built on minerals, forestry resources, fisheries, and – more recently - oil and gas. Shifts towards globalization and knowledge-based economies within the urban centres of the global north
- [Carbon Capitalism, Climate Capitalism, Energy Democracy](http://thecommonalts.com/carbon-capitalism-climate-capitalism-energy-democracy/) - RC02 Economy and Society (host committee) Although the scientific consensus on causes and implication of global warming is well established, the climate crisis has provoked three distinct political-economic projects, rooted in differing class fractions and social interests, which currently vie for hegemony at different levels and regions of the world-system. Carbon capitalism is a project of ‘business
- [Reorganizing Globalization](http://thecommonalts.com/reorganizing-globalization/) - RC07 Futures Research (host committee) How do the major political changes of 2016 (Brexit, election of Trump) fit into the larger transformations of globalization? What are the features of 21st century globalization compared to 20th century globalization? What are pattern changes in the roles of advanced economies and emerging economies (such as China and the BRICS)? Session
- [Social Movement Theory Beyond Developmentalism](http://thecommonalts.com/social-movement-theory-beyond-developmentalism/) - RC48 Social Movements, Collective Actions and Social Change (host committee) This session debates developmentalism in social movement theory. Social movement theory, implicitly or otherwise, defines the movement by its developmental epoch. Periodisation commonly constructs ‘leading edge’ movements in the socio-economic heartlands, as ‘new’, relegating the rest. With the globalization of development crises – from climate
- [2017 Students of Sustainability Annual Conference](http://thecommonalts.com/2017-students-of-sustainability-annual-conference/) - Friday 30 June - Tuesday 4 July 2017 - Students of Sustainability is an annual environmental and social justice conference which brings together activists, students, educators and artists from around Australia for a week of education, culture, networking, celebration, delicious food and camping. In 2017, SOS will be held in Newcastle, New South Wales on Awabakal and Worimi Country.
- [Social Movements for Global Alternatives: Livelihood, Collaboration, Transformation](http://thecommonalts.com/social-movements-for-global-alternatives-livelihood-collaboration-transformation/) - 2016 - Conference Presentations - Thursday, 14 July 2016: 09:20 Location: Hörsaal II (Neues Institutsgebäude (NIG)) 3rd ISA FORUM OF SOCIOLOGY, VIENNA Seyed A. HOSSEINI FARADONBEH, The University of Newcastle, Australia Barry GILLS, University of Helsinki, Finland Abstract We live in a neoliberal era of multiple crises, social upheavals and political flux. Yet the continuing confrontation between neoliberalism and its
- [Rethinking Capitalism: From Ineffective to Effective ‘Alternative’ Solutions to Climate Crisis](http://thecommonalts.com/rethinking-capitalism-from-ineffective-to-effective-alternative-solutions-to-climate-crisis/) - Reviewed Essay by: Elizabeth Murphy-May (University of Newcastle, Australia) Accepted on 4 May 2017 The intensification of the global economy, such as neoliberal capitalism, has caused a severe climate crisis in which the world faces today. More specifically, the foundations and values of what capitalism is built from have caused a destructive ecological trajectory, therefore
- [Eco-sufficiency and Global Justice Women Write Political Ecology](http://thecommonalts.com/eco-sufficiency-and-global-justice-women-write-political-ecology/) - Ariel Salleh (Editor) As the twenty-first century faces a crisis of democracy and sustainability, this book attempts to bring academics and alternative globalisation activists into conversation. Through studies of global neoliberalism, ecological debt, climate change, and the ongoing devaluation of reproductive and subsistence labour, these uncompromising essays by internationally distinguished women thinkers expose the limits
- [The Great Eurozone Disaster From Crisis to Global New Deal](http://thecommonalts.com/the-great-eurozone-disaster-from-crisis-to-global-new-deal/) - Heikki Patomaki (Translated by James O'Connor) With Greece, Portugal and Ireland already driven to the brink of economic catastrophe, and the threat that a number of other EU countries are soon to follow, the consequences for the global economy are potentially dire. In The Great Eurozone Disaster, Heikki Patomäki dissects the current crisis, revealing its
- [Rising Powers and South-South Cooperation](http://thecommonalts.com/rising-powers-and-south-south-cooperation/) - Edited by Kevin Gray, Barry K Gills This book examines the extent to which a space has opened up in recent years for the so-called "rising powers" of the global South to offer an alternative to contemporary global economic and political governance through emergent forms of South-South cooperation. Contributions to this volume address the question
- [Global Civil Society and Transversal Hegemony](http://thecommonalts.com/global-civil-society-and-transversal-hegemony/) - Karen Buckley This book provides a conceptual history of global civil society and a critical examination of the politics of resistance in the global political economy. It uses a dialectical method of analysis to illustrate the conceptual stasis of mainstream approaches to questions of globalization and contestation, while demonstrating the potential of a Gramscian approach
- [Student school elections and political engagement: A cradle of democracy?](http://thecommonalts.com/student-school-elections-and-political-engagement-a-cradle-of-democracy/) - Lawrence J. Saha, Murray Print Studies have found that prior involvement in student politics while in school seems to be a good predictor of adult political engagement. While most studies of adults have obtained retrospective data on participation in school elections, there have been few studies of students about this activity. We contribute to this
- [Constructing Twenty-First Century Socialism in Latin America: The Role of Radical Education](http://thecommonalts.com/constructing-twenty-first-century-socialism-in-latin-america-the-role-of-radical-education/) - Authors: Motta, S., Cole, M. Motta and Cole explore the role of the politics of knowledge and pedagogy in the reinvention of socialism for the twenty-first century. Through a critical analysis of Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela they deconstruct the mechanisms of neoliberal control as an epistemological project of monologue, closure, and violence against all 'others'.
- [Alternative Globalizations](http://thecommonalts.com/alternative-globalizations/) - S A Hamed Hosseini Are the growing oppositions to neoliberal market globalism (especially in the aftermath of global economic meltdown) able to develop meaningful alternative ideologies? Is there any substantial alternative to the world capitalist system on the horizon? How would the ideologies and ideas address the dire dilemmas of economy vs. ecology, redistribution vs.
- [Modern Monetary Theory and Practice: An Introductory Text](http://thecommonalts.com/modern-monetary-theory-and-practice-an-introductory-text/) - Prof W F Mitchell (Author), Prof L R Wray (Contributor), Prof M J Watts (Contributor) The Global Financial Crisis demonstrated beyond any doubt the poverty of the mainstream, free-market economic approach that is almost universally taught in university courses around the world. The failure of the system to self-regulate exemplified what Marx, Keynes, Kalecki and
- [Climate Action Upsurge The Ethnography of Climate Movement Politics](http://thecommonalts.com/climate-action-upsurge-the-ethnography-of-climate-movement-politics/) - Stuart Rosewarne, James Goodman, Rebecca Pearse In the late 2000s climate action became a defining feature of the international political agenda. Evidence of global warming and accelerating greenhouse gas emissions created a new sense of urgency and, despite consensus on the need for action, the growing failure of international climate policy engendered new political space
- [Modes of Cognitive Praxis in Transnational Alternative Policy Groups](http://thecommonalts.com/modes-of-cognitive-praxis-in-transnational-alternative-policy-groups/) - William K. Carroll Transnational alternative policy groups (TAPGs) are networks and centres within and around which counter-hegemonic knowledge is produced and mobilized among subaltern communities and critical social movements. Based on in-depth interviews with practitioners at 16 TAPGs, this article presents eight modes of cognitive praxis and discusses how they appear in the work of
- [Pursuing happiness: it's mostly a matter of surviving well together](http://thecommonalts.com/pursuing-happiness-its-mostly-a-matter-of-surviving-well-together/) - Katherine Gibson, Western Sydney University; Jenny Cameron, University of Newcastle, and Stephen Healy, Western Sydney University This article is part of a series, On Happiness, examining what it means and how it might be achieved in the 21st century. Understandings of happiness are shifting. More and more research is finding that we cannot spend our
- [Take Back the Economy An Ethical Guide for Transforming Our Communities](http://thecommonalts.com/take-back-the-economy-an-ethical-guide-for-transforming-our-communities/) - J.K. Gibson-Graham, Jenny Cameron, and Stephen Healy Take Back the Economy dismantles the idea that the economy is separate from us and best comprehended by experts, demonstrating that the economy is the outcome of the decisions and efforts we make every day. Full of exercises and inspiring examples from around the world, it shows how
- [Commoning as a Post-capitalist Politics](http://thecommonalts.com/commoning-as-a-post-capitalist-politics/) - J.K. Gibson-Graham, Jenny Cameron and Stephen Healy, 2016. “Commoning as a postcapitalist politics.” In Releasing the Commons: Rethinking the Futures of the Commons, edited by Ash Amin and Philip Howell, Chapter 12, Routledge. In this chapter we explore how the process of commoning offers a politics for the Anthropocene. To reveal the political potential of
- [South–South Cooperation and the Geographies of Latin America–Caribbean Integration and Development: A Socio-Spatial Approach Authors](http://thecommonalts.com/south-south-cooperation-and-the-geographies-of-latin-america-caribbean-integration-and-development-a-socio-spatial-approach-authors/) - Thomas Muhr Structured around the case of South–South cooperation in the construction of “complementary economic zones” among the member states of the ALBA-TCP, Petrocaribe, CARICOM and MERCOSUR, this article argues for a socio-spatial approach to the study of the Latin America–Caribbean integration and development ... While this South–South cooperation space is not per se non-capitalist,
- [Building Other Possible Worlds The 99% and the 2015 Tunisian World Social Forum](http://thecommonalts.com/building-other-possible-worlds-the-99-and-the-2015-tunisian-world-social-forum/) - Karen Buckley The World Social Forum 2015 being held in Tunis may not present a welcome prospect for those who await the immediate consolidation of an alter-globalization agenda. However it does suggest that the process of resistance may yet be as important as any outcome. Read full text
- [Climate, Water, and Livelihood Skills: A Post- Development Reading of the SDGs](http://thecommonalts.com/climate-water-and-livelihood-skills-a-post-development-reading-of-the-sdgs/) - Ariel Salleh Did the 21st Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change agree to the recommended carbon emissions target of 1.58C? No: citizens and activists observing the December 2015 Paris meeting simply encountered business as usual. But climate politics will go nowhere as long as peoples’ movements remain locked into debates
- [Theorizing Alternatives to Capital: Towards a Critical Cosmopolitanist Framework](http://thecommonalts.com/theorizing-alternatives-to-capital-towards-a-critical-cosmopolitanist-framework/) - Barry K. Gills, James Goodman, S A Hamed Hosseini We are living in an era of multiple crises, multiple social resistances, and multiple cosmopolitanisms. The post-Cold War context has generated a plethora of movements, but no single unifying ideology or global political program has yet materialized. The historical confrontation between capital and its alternatives, however,
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- [After capitalism, what comes next? For a start, ethics](http://thecommonalts.com/after-capitalism/) - Jenny Cameron, University of Newcastle; Katherine Gibson, Western Sydney University, and Stephen Healy, Western Sydney University If the comments generated by the recent publication of excerpts from Paul Mason’s forthcoming book, Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future, are anything to go by, its release at the end of the month should kick up a storm.
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