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Dec 21 2017

Registration21 December 2017

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

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

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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

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Movements, Party, State

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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

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

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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

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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