Joomla! site syndication http://www.iire.org 2008-12-05T09:46:04+01:00 http://www.iire.org http://www.iire.org/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png text/html 2008-09-17T11:53:15+01:00 http://www.iire.org http://www.iire.org/content/view/154/30/ After a successful inaugural seminar series in 2007/2008, Returns of Marxism will continue beginning in October 2008. Topics in this year’s lecture series include: contemporary Latin American politics, the politics of gentrification, reading Capital, radical feminism, Marxism and philosophy and more. In recent years we have seen a renewed interest in Marxism worldwide. A new generation is discovering the fertility of the many traditions of Marxism for understanding and attempting to change the world. This seminar series aims to bring together scholars, writers and activists from different fields in order to discuss the relevance of Marxist ideas for contemporary debates. In order to receive regular updates and newsletter, please register by sending an email to: lectures@iire.org text/html 2008-06-20T16:06:25+01:00 http://www.iire.org http://www.iire.org/content/view/146/30/ IIRE has signed a contract with the Dutch Foundation for Research and Education in Scientific Socialism (SOWS). The SOWS has decided to support the political and educational activities held at the Institute. Such activities include Youth, Women, Middle East, LGBTT and Climate Change Schools and Seminars, plus IIRE publications. In return IIRE will ask it supporters to become a donor for SOWS. SOWS will use these funds exclusively for IIRE but decides on a yearly basis which activities of IIRE will be supported. We encourage our readers to consider testament pledges and other donations. Suggested regular donations from IIRE friends are 25, 50 and 100 euros, but any donation will of course be appreciated. text/html 2008-09-16T16:21:07+01:00 http://www.iire.org http://www.iire.org/content/view/152/ By IIRE Fellow Claudio Katz (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=35 Itemid=1) The prolonged conflict between ruralismo and the government has resulted in an exhausting political battle. The first bloc aims to hoard the agrarian rent at the cost of the popular majority, and the government needs to exhibit authority in order to implant a social pact that favours the capitalist class as a whole. text/html 2008-06-09T16:38:22+01:00 http://www.iire.org http://www.iire.org/content/view/145/ Interview with IIRE Fellow Gilbert Achcar (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=21 Itemid=1) (Znet June 2008) 2008 is the sixtieth anniversary of the founding of Israel and of the Nakba, the Palestinian catastrophe. What do you see as the Israeli goal and has it changed over the years? What is the current Israeli strategy regarding both Gaza and the West Bank? text/html 2008-09-16T17:22:40+01:00 http://www.iire.org http://www.iire.org/content/view/153/ by IIRE Fellow Éric Toussaint In Latin America, if we exclude Cuba, we can point to three general categories of governments. First, the governments of the right, the allies of Washington, that play an active role in the region and occupy a strategic position: these are the governments of Álvaro Uribe in Colombia, Alan García in Peru and Felipe Calderón in México.