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Aug 17 2017

Call for Papers17 August 2017

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

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Why We Need a New Left Wing Party

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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

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What is Political Organisation?

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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

Jul 12 2017

Vanessa Cole12 July 2017

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Why Landlords and Investors Love the Unitary Plan, and Why You Shouldn’t

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In this report Vanessa Cole investigates the political and economic aspects of the Auckland Unitary Plan in the context of historical and contemporary processes of capitalist displacement of the poor and marginalised. more

Apr 06 2017

Reading Group6 April 2017

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Political strategy and organisation

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Join ESRA’s Political Organisation Inquiry Group for a facilitated fortnightly reading group, designed to strengthen the thinking of a resurgent left in response to some of the key organisational and strategic issues of our time. more

Mar 10 2017

Conference10 March 2017

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Social Movements, Resistance and Social Change 2017

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The fourth annual conference in the Social Movements, Resistance and Social Change series will be hosted by Economic and Social Research Aotearoa and Massey University, 6 – 8 September 2017 at Massey’s Albany campus in Auckland. more

Mar 10 2017

Update10 March 2017

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Marching into Autumn at ESRA

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As the new year gets into full swing there’s a lot happening here, even if not a great deal is publicly visible yet. Here’s an update on our research program, upcoming conferences, other activities in the works, and what’s been happening behind the scenes. more

Oct 12 2016

Symposium12 October 2016

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Thinking about Political Organisation

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ESRA recently held a day long symposium on new forms of political organisation. Speakers engaged in the left in Aotearoa came together to explore the flourishing of new political organisations and ways of thinking and doing politics. more

Sep 11 2016

Video11 September 2016

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Sam Huggard, Secretary of the Council of Trade Unions

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“$19 billion a year which formerly would have been in the hands of workers and their families and their communities is now held up in the hands of capital, that doesn’t sound like a system to me which is working well for workers.” more

Sep 07 2016

Video7 September 2016

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Neoliberalism as a Colonising Project

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“If indigenous people were given a space to be able to think about what system would work for them, I don’t think that would look like capitalism” – Kassie Hartendorp speaking at the launch of ESRA. more