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The exit from the systemic crisis of capitalism needs to be political, and "a socialist project can mature in this turbulence." So says the Argentine economist, philosopher, and sociologist Claudio Katz, who also warns that the "global economic situation is very serious and is going to have to hit bottom, and now we are but in the first moment of crisis."
An interview with IIRE Fellow Eric Toussaint , by Pauline Imbach Some talked about a new start for the movement for another globalization with the World Social Forum in Belém. Do you think this is the case?
Since the World Social Forum (WSF) went through difficult moments in 2006, 2007, and 2008, we can really call this 9th edition a new start. It was a huge success in various respects.
By IIRE Fellow Claudio Katz
The seism on Wall Street has surprised the world Establishment. At the summits of power, panic and alarmist declarations dominate. Everyone is absorbing an event which could be the beginning of a change of epoch. The comparison with the fall of the Berlin Wall gives some indication of this historical dimension.
IIRE receives prestigious prize for urban renewal
Written by testuser64
Excellent in combining new programmes. The school is an impressive example of the connection of a building with a neighbourhood. The effect on the day to day life in the quarter is enormous.These are the words of the jury, who have awarded the IIRE, and its partners on Timorplein, a prize for the best redevelopment and renovation in Amsterdam
Fellows discuss IIRE's future course
Every participant in a session at the IIRE
writes a balance sheet at the end of the session, and these remarks and
suggestions are important for the content and format of future sessions. But
because our Fellows come from all over the world, it is not easy to bring
permanent staff and collaborators together to collectively exchange experiences
with sessions and discuss future activities. In February 1999, however, many of
our regular co-workers met in a rare IIRE Fellows' meeting, to draw a balance
sheet of our activities over the last couple of years and to brainstorm about
future sessions. It was a very productive meeting, in which many ideas emerged
to improve the quality of our work, immediately or in the longer term.
IIRE Fellows rethink global justice
Changes in the capitalist system and the
rise of the global justice movement are posing big challenges for the kind of
political education we do at the IIRE. We took these challenges into account
three years ago when we renamed our annual fall
Last November many of the activists who
attended our
Over four days the staff and many of our regular collaborators welcomed guests from the Netherlands, Europe and beyond, to present the new Institute and our programme over the next few months.
Prostitution - Tolerate it or Fight it? A Long Lasting Solution for Palestine? Networking vs. Parties, How to Organise Migrant Workers? Which Future for Socialism?
Among the Speakers were:
- Anja Meulenbelt, Member of the Dutch Senate
- Marianne Eriksson, former MEP, President of the Left Party Stockholm
- Frances Curran, Former Member of the Scottish Parliament
- Arjan Vliegenthart, Member of the Dutch Parliament and Editor-inChief of Spanning
All sessions were simultaneously translated into English and Dutch.
Welcome to the new website of the IIRE.
For regular visitors everything might seem a bit strange and confusing.
The IIRE is currently in the process of a complete re-launch, which will culminate when we move into our brand new premises in the East of Amsterdam during the month of July. Our new logo, symbolising in depth study and research, international outlook and progressiveness indicates the core aspirations of the IIRE.
