Fanton

Latin America

On 8 January, Brazil and the world were shocked by images of the same Brasilia now filled with supporters of Jair Bolsonaro in a coup attempt. The attack was defeated and the Supreme Federal Court (STF) responded vigorously, but the sensation of a not-so-new era returned: projections of a transformative future gave way to the feeling of imprisonment in a past that permanently restores our historical dilemmas to the present.

The First Months of Lula’s Government and Neo-Liberal Stuckness

Sözen

WANA

In the second part of this essay, Ülker Sözen (Leipzig University) discusses Civil Society and Solidarity in Turkey 4 months After the Earthquakes, and interviews two activists from Feminist Solidarity for Disaster Relief&nbsp;

Civil Society and Solidarity in Turkey After the Earthquakes

Robles

Global

The recent electoral wins of social-democratic and liberal forces in several countries have brought the illusion of a democratic normalization. But it's only that — an illusion. The Far Right has deeply transformed the political culture and the ideological landscape in the long-term, and its emergence is closely related to the economic and social ravages of the past decades. This article explores the connections between global neoliberal transformations and the world becoming much more authoritarian. <br>

Neoliberalism at War and the Authoritarian Turn  

IRGAC

During one week, "Contesting Authoritarianism: Perspectives from the South" gathered scholars, activists, students, journalists and many other to discuss the various manifestations of authoritarian neoliberalism, reactionary populism, and strategies of resistance. Here you find the video recordings of our discussions.<br>

Contesting Authoritarianism: Perspectives from the South

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Hugo Fanton

"The First Months of Lula’s Government and Neo-Liberal Stuckness" - new article by @FantonHugo for IRGAC https://t.co/xDOeP2rCSC
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The gathering, which will take place at HAU1, HAU3 from 30.6.-2.7, brings together prominent feminist movements, researchers and cultural workers - Latin American collectives, Kurdish, Iranian and North African liberation movements, as well as queer and trans-feminist positions

On July 2, IRGAC is co-organizing the panel “Feminists against Neoliberal Authoritarianism: How to fight back gendered violence?” with Evren Savci, Anielle Franco, Luci Cavallero, Ewa Majewska and moderation by Firoozeh Farvardin. Get your tickets and register for the workshops!

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In recent years, discussions on the need for a transition to stop climate change have multiplied. In the global North, several alternatives have appeared, ranging from green capitalism proposals to several versions of Green New Deals. In Latin America, particularly in Argentina, several initiatives are being posed by governments, academics and social movements. In this article, the authors focus on critically discussing the main alternatives: the Green Developmentalist initiative of the Argentine government and the Social, Ecological, Economic and Intercultural Pact fostered by several academics and social movements across the region.

Beyond the green new deal? Dependency, racial capitalism and struggles for a radical ecological transition in Argentina and Latin America

Mariano Féliz is a social activist in Argentina. He is also a professor at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata and researcher at the CIG-IDIHCS.

Mariano Féliz is a social activist in Argentina. Currently, he mostly works on political education with and within social organizations, and is active in union struggles within the University and Research Center where he is employed. He is a professor at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata and researcher at the CIG-IDIHCS of the CONICET/UNLP. There, he teaches political economy and conducts research on the transformations of dependent capitalism and its relationship to social struggles. He is mostly concerned about recovering the tradition of Marxian Dependency Theory, showing how it can be articulated with current debates within feminist economics and Marxist ecological debates.

Mariano Féliz

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Paula holds a PhD in Cultural and Global Criminology (DCGC) from universities of Kent (UK) and Utrecht (NL) and a M.A. degree in Criminal Sciences from the Pontific Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS)

Alexander Tushkin is a Russian antifascist journalist and visiting researcher at HWR Berlin

Himmat Zoubi (Zu’bi), is a Palestinian researcher and feminist activist. She received her PhD in Sociology from Ben-Gurion University and she holds two Master's degrees, one in Criminology and another in Gender Studies.

Kennedy Manduna is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow hosted by the Wits School of Governance (WSG) at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

The First Months of Lula’s Government and Neo-Liberal Stuckness

Civil Society and Solidarity in Turkey After the Earthquakes

Neoliberalism at War and the Authoritarian Turn

Contesting Authoritarianism: Perspectives from the South

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Civil Society and Solidarity in Turkey After the Earthquakes

Neoliberalism at War and the Authoritarian Turn

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Fellows

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