S03E29 - Nancy Fraser on Alternatives to Capitalism

Nancy Fraser discusses her understanding of capitalism as an integrated social order and explores its implications for envisioning a desirable postcapitalism.

 

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If you are interested in democratic economic planning, these resources might be of help:

Democratic planning – an information website

https://www.democratic-planning.com/

Sorg, C. & Groos, J. (eds.)(2025). Rethinking Economic Planning. Competition & Change Special Issue Volume 29 Issue 1.

https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/ccha/29/1

 

Groos, J. & Sorg, C. (2025). Creative Construction - Democratic Planning in the 21st Century and Beyond. Bristol University Press.

https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/creative-construction

International Network for Democratic Economic Planning

https://www.indep.network/

Democratic Planning Research Platform:

https://www.planningresearch.net/

Democratic Planning Forum:

https://forum.democratic-planning.com/

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Remarque Institute

https://as.nyu.edu/research-centers/remarque.html

Nancy Fraser at The New School for Social Research:

https://www.newschool.edu/nssr/faculty/nancy-fraser/

Fraser, N. (2023). Cannibal Capitalism: How our System is Devouring Democracy, Care, and the Planet and What We Can Do About It. Verso Books.

https://www.versobooks.com/products/2685-cannibal-capitalism?srsltid=AfmBOopHZ8reXaCDUToeZsbdoTqnXb-wbejQdYin2J_bsa9tAu36oQCQ

Ivkovic, M., & Zaric, Z. (2024). Nancy Fraser and Politics. Edinburgh University Press.

https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-nancy-fraser-and-politics.html

Fraser, N., & Jaeggi, R. (2023). Capitalism: A Conversation in Critical Theory. Verso Books.

https://www.versobooks.com/products/2867-capitalism

Fraser, N. (2022) Benjamin Lecture 3 – Class beyond Class (Video)

https://youtu.be/jf6laSf6Eko?si=iWL-Za4pPPwF0xvb

on social differentiation as discussed in sociology:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Differentiation_(sociology)

Rodney, W. (2018). How Europe underdeveloped Africa. Verso Books.

https://www.versobooks.com/products/788-how-europe-underdeveloped-africa?srsltid=AfmBOoqKZ6g4j8UpPJD6qC5yEmKuP0h6sFTvcEX5qjBF7CtPSzedUtcP

on Marx’s account of surplus value:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surplus_value

Robaszkiewicz, M. & Weinman, M. (2023) Hannah Arendt and Politics. Edinburgh University Press.

https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-hannah-arendt-and-politics.html

Vančura, M. (2011) Polanyi’s Great Transformation and the concept of the embedded economoy. IES Occasional Paper No. 2/2011

https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/83289/1/668400315.pdf

Elson, D. (2015). Value: The Representation of Labour in Capitalism. Verso Books.

https://www.versobooks.com/products/159-value?srsltid=AfmBOooSko5DiXwMNN2NjSay4BP4n9cM-4y53r7G90VPbvE6itl5rxKT

Robertson, J. (2017) The Life and Death of Yugoslav Socialism. Jacobin.

https://jacobin.com/2017/07/yugoslav-socialism-tito-self-management-serbia-balkans

Moore, J. W. (2015). Capitalism in the web of life: Ecology and the accumulation of capital. Verso Books.

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