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Notre équipe actuelle est composée de:


  • Co-Directeur - Alex Merlo
  • Co-Directeur - Alex de Jong
  • Directeur commercial - Aat van Wijk
  • Bibliothécaire - Arend van de Poel

 

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Ancient directeurs (13)

Peu de gens ont autant contribué à former et au dévelloper l'institut comme nos anciens directeurs. Nous voudrions remercier chacun d'entre eux pour l'immense quantité de travail qu'ils ont fourni pour faire de l'institut ce qu'il est aujourd'hui.

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IIRE Islamabad (2)

 

IIRE Islamabad

The International Institute for Research and Education (IIRE) Islamabad is an independent chapter of IIRE Amsterdam. IIRE Islamabad is established in 2010 in collaboration with Amsterdam office. Now the institute is functioning independently with the aim to develop a cadre of political, human rights and peace activists to strengthen the democratic and progressive environment for the development of society.

 

 

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Dr. Peter Drucker, a graduate of Yale (BA magna cum laude in history, 1979) and Columbia (PhD in political science, 1994) Universities, previously served as programme co-ordinator in New York for National Mobilization for Survival (1989-91). He was IIRE Co-Director between 1993 and 2006. He is the author of Max Shachtman and His Left (1994) (available from Prometheus Books).


 Drucker's teaching and research at the IIRE includes work on the origins of national and ethnic identities and conflicts, particularly in the Middle East, and the history of radical political thought and movements. He has turned his attention recently to the history of sexuality and the European socialist left. A paper he gave in October 2001 on the sexual attitudes in the mid-1920s of leading Dutch Marxists Henriette Roland Holst and Jacques Engels can now be downloaded from the website of the International Institute for Social History - click here.

Dr. Drucker has been lecturing since his arrival on staff in 1993 about liberation movements of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people in the Third World. In 1994 his research took form as an IIRE Working Paper, in 1996 as an article in the London-based New Left Review. In 1998, 2000 and 2002 he worked to include Third World participants and highlight Third World issues at the IIRE's Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual Strategy Seminars.

He has also edited and introduced a pioneering anthology on Third World gays and the left, called Different Rainbows.

Even before publication the book evoked high praise. Martin Duberman, Distinguished Professor of History at the City University of New York and the unofficial dean of US lesbian/gay studies, called it "a unique, long-needed, and immensely valuable book" whose "significance cannot be overstated". "The essays ... are brilliantly bound together by the book's editor", he added. Urvashi Vaid of the NGLTF Policy Institute, one of the most prominent figures on the US lesbian/gay left, called it "essential and engagingly written". More recently John D'Emilio has decribed Drucker's introduction as 'one of the best analyses yet written of gay identities and politics on a global scale'.

Drucker's conclusion argues, "Full lesbian/gay equality requires Third World liberation in a broader sense: liberation from poverty and dependency." He suggests that Third World movements are beginning to forge a new model of "liberation without ghettoization", which lesbian/gay movements in developed capitalist countries can also learn from.

Peu de gens ont autant contribué à former et au dévellopeer l'institut comme nos anciens directeurs. Nous voudrions remercier chacun d'entre eux pour l'immense quantité de travail qu'ils ont fourni pour faire de l'institut ce qu'il est aujourd'hui.

Nos anciens directeurs sont :

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Livio Maitan (Venice, April 1, 1923—September 16, 2004), scholar, activist and organic intelectual.


He graduated in Classics (lettere classiche) from the University of Padua, and became politically active during the years of the Nazi occupation of Italy, and was subsequently a leading member of the Italian Socialist Youth.

His generation were the cadres who continued as revolutionary Marxists through the post-World War II years, and who were gradually able to connect their vision with the young activists in the mid- and late 1960s. Maitan was actively involved in the large-scale student movement in Italy between 1969 and 1976

In the 1970s he lectured on the economy of underdevelopment in the School of Sociology at the University of Rome. He translated and introduced almost all the Italian editions of Leon Trotsky’s writings.

 A football fanatic, he played weekly until into his seventies. To his death he continued as a fellow of the IIRE. We collaborate with the Livio Maitan Study Centre in Italy, their website can be seen here.

 

Ernest Ezra Mandel, also known by various pseudonyms such as Ernest Germain, Pierre Gousset, Henri Vallin, Walter etc. (b. Frankfurt April 5, 1923 - d. Brussels July 20, 1995), became known as economist, activist and humanist through his important contributions to contemprorary marxist economy and his active participation in a decade of struggles.

In 1982 Ernest Mandel was a central person in the founding of this institute and became its first chairman. He contributed invaluable lectures and studies during his time as chairman and fellow. Besides giving lectures Ernest Mandel have also wirtten two Notebooks for Study and Research (see below). After his death, the institute established the Ernest Mandel Study Centre in his honour.

Biography: 

Until the publication of his massive book Marxist Economic Theory in French in 1962, Mandel's Marxist articles were written mainly under a variety of pseudonyms. He resumed his university studies (cut short by the german occupation of Belgium) and graduated from what is now the École Pratique des Hautes Études in Paris in 1967. Only from 1968 did Mandel become wellknown as public figure and Marxist politician, touring student campuses in Europe and America giving talks on socialism, imperialism and revolution. 

Although officially barred from West Germany (and several other countries at various times, including the United States, France, Switzerland, and Australia), he gained a PhD from the Free University of Berlin in 1972 (where he taught some months), published as Late Capitalism, and he subsequently gained a lecturer position at the Free University of Brussels. In 1978 he delivered the Alfred Marshall Lectures at the University of Cambridge, on the topic of the long waves of capitalist development.

In total, he published approximately 2,000 articles and around 30 books during his life, which were translated into many languages. In addition, he also edited or contributed to many books, maintained a voluminous correspondence, and went on speaking engagements worldwide. He considered it his mission to transmit the heritage of classical Marxist thought, deformed by the experience of Stalinism and the Cold War, to a new generation. And to a large extent he did influence a generation of scholars and activists in their understanding of important Marxist concepts.

 

His life and work are the specific study of our partnershiporganization The Ernest Mandel Foundation, who are digitalizing severeal articles, books and pamphlets by Mandel, their website can be found here.

Ernest Mandel, professor at the Free University of Brussels, author of major works in economics such as Late Capitalism, and first chairperson of the IIRE, died in July 1995. In 1996 the Ernest Mandel Study Centre was established in his honour, in order to promote research in economic and social theory in his humanist and militant spirit. The Centre was launched on the first anniversary of his death with an international seminar on his contributions to economic and social thought, in which IIRE Fellows and other distinguished scholars discussed a range of topics such as economic long waves, non-market economies, the theory of bureaucracy, the history of political thought and civilization and barbarism. Ernest Mandel's writings have been collected, catalogued and indexed in the IIRE library to assist with further research.

We are pleased to note that more and more works of Ernest Mandel are available on the web. In English, for example, International Viewpoint offers access to a number of his writings. The Belgian site www.ernestmandel.org provides access to a number of Mandel's works in Dutch, French and English.

Two of Ernest Mandel's books are also available from the IIRE as Notebooks for Study and Research:


Since 1993 four Economists' Seminars have been held at the IIRE. Beginning in 1997, the Economists' Seminars have taken place under the auspices of the Ernest Mandel Study Centre. The seminar generally brings together about 20 professional economists from various European countries, North America, Eastern Europe and Latin America. Themes discussed have included globalization, social clauses, and the transition to the market in Eastern Europe. Each year the seminars have resulted in a substantial body of published work in various forums. Thanks to the participation of Nicaraguan and Brazilian economists in our 1992 and 1993 Economists' Seminars, the discussions there on alternative models of economic development for small countries such as Nicaragua and El Salvador were drawn on in several different countries.

The Ernest Mandel Study Centre is also dedicated to the preservation, study and discussion of the classical Marxist tradition that Mandel steadfastly defended, for example by (helping) organize conferences on relevant themes.

The papers presented at the 1996 Ernest Mandel Memorial Seminar are available in English as The Legacy of Ernest Mandel, a strikingly handsome and sturdy hardcover published by Verso Press. A review of the book in French by Francis Sitel concluded that it 'will constitute a reference point for any future understanding of Mandel's indispensable work'. Covering not only Mandel's pioneering explorations of the economics of late capitalism but also his work on bureaucracy, the transition to socialism and Auschwitz, it was edited by IIRE Fellow Gilbert Achcar and with contributions by Robin Blackburn, Michael Löwy, Michel Husson, Charles Post, Catherine Samary and Norman Geras among others. It also includes several of Mandel's articles never before available in English.

The IIRE is making this book available to our friends for special low prices.

To order:

    * From Britain, please send a cheque in pounds sterling for £14.25 made out to 'P. Rousset', (and your address) to IIRE, Lombokstraat 40, 1094 AL Amsterdam.
    * From the Netherlands, please do a giro transfer (indicating your address) to Netherlands Postbank account no. 1757144, CER/NSR, Lombokstraat 40, 1094 AL Amsterdam, in the amount of € 20.50.
    * From other European countries, please do a giro transfer (indicating your address) to Netherlands Postbank account no. 1757144, CER/NSR, Lombokstraat 40, 1094 AL Amsterdam, in the amount of € 22.50. For international bank or giro transfers you will need the name of our bank (Netherlands Postbank), its International Bank Code (IBC) - PSTBNL21, its address (Bijlmeerdreef 190, 1102 BW Amsterdam, Netherlands), our account name (CER/NSR) and our address (Lombokstraat 40, 1094 AL Amsterdam, Netherlands).
      Our International Bank Account Number (IBAN) is NL13PSTB0001757144. For transfers inside the euro zone, indicating "shared costs" should ensure the lowest possible bank charges.
    * From the US, please send a cheque for $26.00 made out to 'Solidarity' and earmarked 'CER/NSR', (and your address) to IIRE, Lombokstraat 40, 1094 AL Amsterdam.
    * From other non-European countries, please do a giro transfer (indicating your address, with the same bank details as for European countries) in the amount of € 26.00.

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Ernest Mandel, professor at the Free University of Brussels, author of major works in economics such as Late Capitalism, and first chairperson of the IIRE, died in July 1995. In 1996 the Ernest Mandel Study Centre was established in his honour, in order to promote research in economic and social theory in his humanist and militant spirit. The Centre was launched on the first anniversary of his death with an international seminar on his contributions to economic and social thought, in which IIRE Fellows and other distinguished scholars discussed a range of topics such as economic long waves, non-market economies, the theory of bureaucracy, the history of political thought and civilization and barbarism. Ernest Mandel's writings have been collected, catalogued and indexed in the IIRE library to assist with further research.

We are pleased to note that more and more works of Ernest Mandel are available on the web. In English, for example, International Viewpoint offers access to a number of his writings. The Belgian site www.ernestmandel.org provides access to a number of Mandel's works in Dutch, French and English.

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Two of Ernest Mandel's books are also available from the IIRE as Notebooks for Study and Research:


Since 1993 four Economists' Seminars have been held at the IIRE. Beginning in 1997, the Economists' Seminars have taken place under the auspices of the Ernest Mandel Study Centre. The seminar generally brings together about 20 professional economists from various European countries, North America, Eastern Europe and Latin America. Themes discussed have included globalization, social clauses, and the transition to the market in Eastern Europe. Each year the seminars have resulted in a substantial body of published work in various forums. Thanks to the participation of Nicaraguan and Brazilian economists in our 1992 and 1993 Economists' Seminars, the discussions there on alternative models of economic development for small countries such as Nicaragua and El Salvador were drawn on in several different countries.

The Ernest Mandel Study Centre is also dedicated to the preservation, study and discussion of the classical Marxist tradition that Mandel steadfastly defended, for example by (helping) organize conferences on relevant themes.

The papers presented at the 1996 Ernest Mandel Memorial Seminar are available in English as The Legacy of Ernest Mandel, a strikingly handsome and sturdy hardcover published by Verso Press. A review of the book in French by Francis Sitel concluded that it 'will constitute a reference point for any future understanding of Mandel's indispensable work'. Covering not only Mandel's pioneering explorations of the economics of late capitalism but also his work on bureaucracy, the transition to socialism and Auschwitz, it was edited by IIRE Fellow Gilbert Achcar and with contributions by Robin Blackburn, Michael Löwy, Michel Husson, Charles Post, Catherine Samary and Norman Geras among others. It also includes several of Mandel's articles never before available in English.

The IIRE is making this book available to our friends for special low prices.

To order:

    * From Britain, please send a cheque in pounds sterling for £14.25 made out to 'P. Rousset', (and your address) to IIRE, Lombokstraat 40, 1094 AL Amsterdam.
    * From the Netherlands, please do a giro transfer (indicating your address) to Netherlands Postbank account no. 1757144, CER/NSR, Lombokstraat 40, 1094 AL Amsterdam, in the amount of € 20.50.
    * From other European countries, please do a giro transfer (indicating your address) to Netherlands Postbank account no. 1757144, CER/NSR, Lombokstraat 40, 1094 AL Amsterdam, in the amount of € 22.50. For international bank or giro transfers you will need the name of our bank (Netherlands Postbank), its International Bank Code (IBC) - PSTBNL21, its address (Bijlmeerdreef 190, 1102 BW Amsterdam, Netherlands), our account name (CER/NSR) and our address (Lombokstraat 40, 1094 AL Amsterdam, Netherlands).
      Our International Bank Account Number (IBAN) is NL13PSTB0001757144. For transfers inside the euro zone, indicating "shared costs" should ensure the lowest possible bank charges.
    * From the US, please send a cheque for $26.00 made out to 'Solidarity' and earmarked 'CER/NSR', (and your address) to IIRE, Lombokstraat 40, 1094 AL Amsterdam.
    * From other non-European countries, please do a giro transfer (indicating your address, with the same bank details as for European countries) in the amount of € 26.00.'

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Joost Kircz, a long time Marxist activist, is board member since 1982 and deals with the general legal and financial matters of the IIRE/IIRF. He represents the IIRE in the society of owners of the Timorplein complex.

His main interest is the relationship between science and Marxism. He was Chairman of the Amsterdam Anders/ De Groenen group (a radical activist party) in the Amsterdam Centre borough council from 2002-2010. He operates an independent research company on knowledge transfer with electronic means ( www.kra.nl ) and was until recently part-time Lector (reader) at the University of Applied Sciences Amsterdam. His political papers can be found at:
http://www.kra.nl/Website/Publ-spp.htm .

ms.jpgMurray Smith was co-director of the IIRE 2005-2007.


He is originally from Scotland, where he studied History, Political Science and Soviet Studies at the University of Glasgow. He served as international secretary for the Scottish Socialist Party and was founding editor of the socialist journal Frontline. He also lived for many years in France and speaks fluent French.

Eva Ferraren holds a degree from the Amsterdam School for Social Science Research, University of Amsterdam, and is a specialist on the organic development of the women's movement within broader social movements. Eva have been active in Philippine social movements and is currently working with the Mindanao diaspora in Europe. She has extensive experience as a feminist and peace activist in the southern Philippine region of Mindanao.

Eva Ferraren was co-director from 2004 to 2007.

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