Finnish experiences on economic stagnation in the 90s

Presentation at Nordic Conference: The global financial crisis – and the answers from the left-wing

On the European Social Model

Since the beginning of the 1990s the concept of the “European Social Model” has characterised the position and perspective of official EU policy. What is the meaning of this concept? The European Commission defines the...

Participatory Democracy and Participatory Budgeting in the Local Governments

On the basis of an agreement transform! europe the KSCM representatives (Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia – CPBM) of the Local Prague authority and SPED (Society for the European Dialogue) have organized a seminar about the...

Social-ecological Reconstruction as a Challenge for Left/Socialist Politics

We are concerned with societal changes which improve people’s conditions of life. “People’s conditions of life” always involve the integrity of people, their individual freedom and possible influence on social developments, their...

Fighting Plant Closures – The Latest Challenge for Unions

Results of a study from Germany The crisis on the international financial markets has had a powerful impact on the real economy. The explosive nature of the situation is produced by two crises coming together and to an extent...