Alternatives to Capitalism:

Events

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Our upcoming events for the academic year 2026-2027 will be listed here. Please see below for our events in the previous academic year.

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Anti-fascist economics

24 November 2026 Amid the consolidation of far-right movements around the globe, Isabella Weber invites us to think about a new economic paradigm to halt the rise of fascism. Her new book, Anti-Fascist Economics: In Defence of Affordability, Dignity and Democracy (2026), explores why affordability constitutes the foundation of democracy. Find out more...

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Flourishing Together: Karl Marx's Vision of the Good Society

Thursday 22 October 2026 Throughout the book, Jan Kandiyali shows the relevance of Marx for several current issues and debates, including the role of work in a good life, the desirability of universal basic income, and the problems inherent in the idea of a post-work society. Find out more...

A computer chip with the letters AI on top of it.

Socialism after AI

Monday 5 October 2026 Hosted by Alternatives to Capitalism, LSE Law School and the Ralph Miliband Programme, this lecture, by Evgeny Morozov, argues that AI exposes a deeper blind spot in socialist thought: the absence of a robust theory of technologically-mediated action. Find out more...

2025-2026 Events

Dependence and Freedom: A Political Theory of Non-Western Marxism

10 June 2026
In this event, Martin Arboleda introduces us to his new book that reconstructs an intellectual tradition that was formative in the Chilean road to socialism under the Allende government.
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Logistical Capitalism and Latino Communities in Southern California's Inland Empire

02 June 2026
This talk explores how the growth of the logistics industry is reshaping capitalism, reinforcing racial inequalities and transforming regions such as Southern California's Inland Empire while prompting new forms of democratic resistance.
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The revival of constituent power?

12 May 2026
This roundtable brings together experts to discuss whether the category of constituent power is indispensable to explain and to evaluate contemporary conflicts about political legitimacy, especially, but not exclusively, in federal and transnational polities such as the United Kingdom and the European Union.
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The Moral Economy of Death: For-Profit Medicine and Human Dignity

11 May 2026
In this event, Sasha Mudd develops an account of profit-driven death in medicine as a moral-epistemic disorder and asks how preventable deaths produced within for-profit healthcare systems come to appear as acceptable outcomes of valorized economic activity, rather than as violations of human dignity.
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Rethinking the Politics of Israel/Palestine: In Defence of Egalitarian Binationalism

29 April 2026
Bashir Bashir will argue that egalitarian bi-nationalism is better equipped to address the underlying issues of ongoing conflict in Israel/Palestine than the liberal and secessionist national frames.
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International High-Level Expert Committee on Democracy at Work

31 March 2026
Benjamin Braun and Isabelle Ferreras will discuss the findings of their report for the Spanish government that presents a different future for how people can influence decsions about their workplaces, and for how companies are governed and owed.
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