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Apr 10 2018

Reading Group10 April 2018

Economic Planning, Event, Home Page, Reading Group

Economic planning reading group

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Following the high amount of interest in The Return of Economic Planning conference this February, Economic and Social Research Aotearoa invites you to join a reading group that delves further into the nuances of economic planning. more

Apr 09 2018

Helen Potter & Moana Jackson9 April 2018

Helen Potter and Moana Jackson, Home Page, Matike Mai, Published Research

Constitutional Transformation and the Matike Mai Project: A Kōrero with Moana Jackson

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In this interview, conducted in December 2017 by Helen Potter, Moana Jackson discusses the constitutional transformation of Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Jan 29 2018

Ti Lamusse29 January 2018

Home Page, Prisons, Published Research, Ti Lamusse

Solitary Confinement in New Zealand Prisons

By Ti Lamusse | Home Page, Prisons, Published Research, Ti Lamusse | No Comments

Solitary confinement is the harshest form of punishment available in the New Zealand prison system. This report by People Against Prisons Aotearoa researcher Ti Lamusse outlines why its use in New Zealand prisons needs to end. more

Dec 21 2017

Registration21 December 2017

Home Page, Registration

The Return of Economic Planning

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Registration is now open for The Return of Economic Planning, a conference co-hosted by the think tank Economic and Social Research Aotearoa and Organise Aotearoa, a new organisation organising against capitalism and its symptoms in Aotearoa/New Zealand. more

Dec 21 2017

Shane Malva21 December 2017

Home Page, Housing, Published Research, Shane Malva

Land, Housing and Capitalism: The Social Consequences of Free Markets in Aotearoa New Zealand

By Shane Malva | Home Page, Housing, Published Research, Shane Malva | No Comments

Housing markets in Aotearoa New Zealand have produced huge capital gains over the past few decades, at the same time as harming and displacing thousands of people. more

Oct 03 2017

Dylan Taylor3 October 2017

Dylan Taylor, Home Page, Political Organisation, Published Research

Movements, Party, State

By Dylan Taylor | Dylan Taylor, Home Page, Political Organisation, Published Research | No Comments

A successful left politics requires a party capable of responding to popular grievances while also fostering hopeful visions for the future. Such a party should be informed by and work with social movements, and have a critical but sustained engagement with the state. more

Aug 27 2017

Podemos march in Madrid, photo by Barcex

David Parker27 August 2017

David Parker, Home Page, Political Organisation, Published Research

The Resurgence of the Radical Left in Europe: Lessons for Aotearoa/New Zealand?

By David Parker | David Parker, Home Page, Political Organisation, Published Research | No Comments

There has been a huge resurgence of the radical left in Europe since 2008. It has been enormously inspiring at times, even for those of us as far away as Aotearoa/New Zealand. more

Aug 17 2017

Call for Papers17 August 2017

Call For Papers, Home Page

The Return of Economic Planning Call for Papers

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The left think tank Economic and Social Research Aotearoa, with kind support from the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions, invites contributions to a three day international conference on the question of economic planning, Auckland 21–23 February 2018. more

Aug 02 2017

Sue Bradford2 August 2017

Home Page, Political Organisation, Published Research, Sue Bradford

Why We Need a New Left Wing Party

By Sue Bradford | Home Page, Political Organisation, Published Research, Sue Bradford | No Comments

Those of us on the radical left in Aotearoa/New Zealand find ourselves in the middle of 2017 facing yet another general election in which no parliamentary party seriously champions a future which will start to move us beyond capitalism and the legacies of colonisation. more

Jul 19 2017

Campbell Jones and Shannon Walsh19 July 2017

Campbell Jones and Shannon Walsh, Home Page, Political Organisation, Published Research

What is Political Organisation?

By Campbell Jones and Shannon Walsh | Campbell Jones and Shannon Walsh, Home Page, Political Organisation, Published Research | No Comments

This short text serves as an introduction to a series of contributions that will be published by Economic and Social Research Aotearoa over the coming months on the possibilities today for new forms of political organisation. more