Lucien van der Walt, 2019, Beyond Decent Work: Fighting for Unions and Equality in Africa, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Berlin, online at FES HERE and mirroredHERE. "The International Labour Organisation’s Decent Work agenda has positive aspects, but is not feasible or desirable in the neo-liberal epoch. African labour should rather build class-based counter-power and counter-hegemony, aiming at a new system: common ownership, self-management and bottom-up … Continue reading Lucien van der Walt, 2019, Beyond Decent Work: Fighting for Unions and Equality in Africa
Category: Discussion papers
[DISCUSSION]: Lucien van der Walt, ca. 2000, “For the Working Class, Against Bolshevism: Once more on the class nature of the Soviet Union in reply to cde Chris Malikhane”
For the working class, against Bolshevism: Once more on the class nature of the Soviet Union in reply to cde Chris Malikhane Paper prepared by Lucien van der Walt for the Lesedi Socialist Study Group [This paper was, in fact, never presented as Lesedi got caught up in 2000 in the struggle against the neo-liberal … Continue reading [DISCUSSION]: Lucien van der Walt, ca. 2000, “For the Working Class, Against Bolshevism: Once more on the class nature of the Soviet Union in reply to cde Chris Malikhane”
[Briefing for UPM]: Lucien van der Walt, “One Year after the 2015 Grahamstown Riots against Foreign Traders: Attacks Hurt Working Class and Poor, Only Capitalists and Politicians Benefit”
Lucien van der Walt, 2016, "One Year After the 2015 Grahamstown Riots against Foreign Traders: Attacks Hurt Working Class and Poor, Only Capitalists and Politicians Benefit, Anarkismo, 15 December. Text commissioned by Unemployed People’s Movement, Grahamstown, October 2015. Edited version, November 2016, published December 2016. A year ago, starting 20 October 2015, around 75 small shops were … Continue reading [Briefing for UPM]: Lucien van der Walt, “One Year after the 2015 Grahamstown Riots against Foreign Traders: Attacks Hurt Working Class and Poor, Only Capitalists and Politicians Benefit”
[DEBATE/ PAPER]: Lucien van der Walt, 1999 paper, “Some Comments on the National Question From an Anarchist/ Syndicalist Perspective” (revised)
Revised version of paper prepared by Lucien van der Walt for Lesedi Socialist Study Group, Wits University, 16 May 1999 We need to distinguish between several clusters of issues: National oppression, the national question and the basis of national liberation struggles; The causes of national oppression; Nationalism as an ideology of an existing States; Nationalism … Continue reading [DEBATE/ PAPER]: Lucien van der Walt, 1999 paper, “Some Comments on the National Question From an Anarchist/ Syndicalist Perspective” (revised)
[ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 2000, “In a Neoliberal World: Is Nationalisation a Route to Socialism?” (Lesedi presentation)
Lucien van der Walt, 19 August 2000, "In a Neoliberal World: Is Nationalisation a Route to Socialism?" (Lesedi Socialist Study Group, Wits University, Johannesburg). Get the PDF here. Text below. Is nationalisation a route to socialism? Paper by Lucien van der Walt (revised after presentation) Lesedi Socialist Study Group, Johannesburg 19 August 2000 Nationalisation – … Continue reading [ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 2000, “In a Neoliberal World: Is Nationalisation a Route to Socialism?” (Lesedi presentation)
[TRANSLATION]: Lucien van der Walt, 2015, “Contrapoder, Democracia Participativa e Defesa Revolucionária: debatendo ‘Black Flame’, anarquismo revolucionário e marxismo histórico”
Translation into Brazilian Portuguese of Lucien van der Walt, 2011, “Counterpower, Participatory Democracy, Revolutionary Defence: debating Black Flame, revolutionary anarchism and historical Marxism,” International Socialism: a quarterly journal of socialist theory, no. 130 , pp. 193-207, which is here. Lucien van der Walt. “Contrapoder, Democracia Participativa e Defesa Revolucionária: debatendo Black Flame, anarquismo revolucionário … Continue reading [TRANSLATION]: Lucien van der Walt, 2015, “Contrapoder, Democracia Participativa e Defesa Revolucionária: debatendo ‘Black Flame’, anarquismo revolucionário e marxismo histórico”
[TRANSLATION]: Lucien van der Walt, 2012, “Kontra-moć, participativna demokracija, obrana revolucije: debata o Black Flame-u , revolucionarnom anarhizmu i historijskom marksizmu”
Croat translation of Lucien van der Walt, 2011, “Counterpower, Participatory Democracy, Revolutionary Defence: debating Black Flame, revolutionary anarchism and historical Marxism,” International Socialism: a quarterly journal of socialist theory, no. 130 , pp. 193-207, which you can read here. Source: found here PDF is online here Lucien van der Walt Kontra-moć Kontra-moć, participativna demokracija, obrana … Continue reading [TRANSLATION]: Lucien van der Walt, 2012, “Kontra-moć, participativna demokracija, obrana revolucije: debata o Black Flame-u , revolucionarnom anarhizmu i historijskom marksizmu”
[TRANSLATION]: Lucien van der Walt, 2011, “Contropotere, democrazia partecipativa, difesa rivoluzionaria: Dibattito sul libro Black Flame, su anarchismo rivoluzionario e marxismo storico”
Italian translation of Lucien van der Walt, 2011, “Counterpower, Participatory Democracy, Revolutionary Defence: debating Black Flame, revolutionary anarchism and historical Marxism,” International Socialism: a quarterly journal of socialist theory, no. 130 , pp. 193-207, which you can read here. Lucien van der Walt "Contropotere, democrazia partecipativa, difesa rivoluzionaria: Dibattito sul libro Black Flame, su anarchismo … Continue reading [TRANSLATION]: Lucien van der Walt, 2011, “Contropotere, democrazia partecipativa, difesa rivoluzionaria: Dibattito sul libro Black Flame, su anarchismo rivoluzionario e marxismo storico”
[JOURNAL]: Lucien van der Walt, 2011, “Counterpower, Participatory Democracy, Revolutionary Defence: debating Black Flame, revolutionary anarchism and historical Marxism”
Lucien van der Walt, 2011, “Counterpower, Participatory Democracy, Revolutionary Defence: debating Black Flame, revolutionary anarchism and historical Marxism," International Socialism: a quarterly journal of socialist theory, no. 130 , pp. 193-207. PDF from hard copy edition, with page numbers, is online here. The published online version is reproduced below, from here. For a much-expanded version of … Continue reading [JOURNAL]: Lucien van der Walt, 2011, “Counterpower, Participatory Democracy, Revolutionary Defence: debating Black Flame, revolutionary anarchism and historical Marxism”
[DISCUSSION]: Lucien van der Walt, 2011, Detailed reply to ‘International Socialism’: debating power and revolution in anarchism, ‘Black Flame,’ and historical Marxism
Detailed reply to International Socialism: debating power and revolution in anarchism, Black Flame and historical Marxism [1] 7 April 2011 PDF is online here Lucien van der Walt, Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, l.vanderwalt@ru.ac.za **This paper substantially expands arguments I published as “Counterpower, Participatory Democracy, Revolutionary Defence: debating Black … Continue reading [DISCUSSION]: Lucien van der Walt, 2011, Detailed reply to ‘International Socialism’: debating power and revolution in anarchism, ‘Black Flame,’ and historical Marxism
[DISCUSSION]: Lucien van der Walt, 1997, “Against Corporatism: the Limits and Pitfalls of Corporatism for South African Trade Unions”
van der Walt, Lucien, (1997), "Against Corporatism: the limits and pitfalls of corporatism for South African trade unions", version presented at African Studies Association of South Africa Third Biennial International Conference PDF is online here ABSTRACT: This paper reflects upon the experience of corporatism in South African and other contexts. It argues that the prospects for the establishment … Continue reading [DISCUSSION]: Lucien van der Walt, 1997, “Against Corporatism: the Limits and Pitfalls of Corporatism for South African Trade Unions”
[DISCUSSION]: Lucien van der Walt, revised 1999 paper, ” The Soviet Mirage”
Revised version of paper prepared by Lucien van der Walt for Lesedi Socialist Study Group, Wits University, 8 October 1999 The “Russian question” – the debate on the nature of the Soviet Union – goes straight to the heart of the challenges facing socialists on the eve of the twenty-first century. The “Russian question” raises … Continue reading [DISCUSSION]: Lucien van der Walt, revised 1999 paper, ” The Soviet Mirage”
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