pls read guys👍

This is really well worth reading, on a lot of levels. Fascinating bit of context about theories of unequal exchange, also doubles as a really useful reflection on the state and decolonisation.

Going to read this soon because I am both doing an independent study on and TAing for classes on European imperialism and colonialism that will feature Belgian Congo, French Algeria, and probably South Africa. Glad I stumbled upon this today! #AcademicChatter #Phd

Fascinating post by ROAPE journal for Congolistas here.

Arghiri Emmanuel, "Buyers Unions" in "Le Stanleyvillois"

In this 2nd instalment, Héritier Ilonga details Marxist theorist Arghiri Emmanuel’s relationship with Antoine Gizenga, leader of the Free Republic of Congo, & reveals Emmanuel’s insistence that socialism – not capitalism – must come first in the Congo. roape.net/2024/09/11/arg…

The second of the two-part instalment on Marxist theorist Arghiri Emmanuel in the Congo, here shifting focus to his relationship with Antoine Gizenga and the rebel socialist Free Republic of the Congo... x.com/ROAPEjournal/s…

#Gabon #Africa #Congobrazzaville #RDC #socialisme #populism #populisme #Ceeac #Cemac #Marxisme #USA #Marxism Lol. How many african countries got out of underdevelopment thanks to Emmanuel, Bethleheim theories?🇨🇬was the dean of African socialism? Gizenga 🇨🇩was Kabila PM.Quo Vadis?

Thrilled to share that my first publication has been accepted and will be out soon with one of my favorite academic journals of all time ROAPE journal (review of African political economy). Will let folks know when it’s live.

At the beginning of August this year, tens of thousands of Nigerians rose up to denounce the government. Salvador Ousmane writes about those arrested, imprisoned and tortured, and the many still incarcerated, for the crime of protest. roape.net/2024/09/16/nig…

The Nigerian #endbadgovernance and #endhunger protests in August have lead to mass arrests. To help the campaign, for more information and to send messages of support see post below. Femi Aborisade Ben Radley Socialist Worker Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa Lucia Pradella Centre of African Studies Trades Union Congress

An important piece in ROAPE journal drawing attention to a wave of repression, torture, illegal detainment & imprisonments targeting union leaders & other militants in Nigeria. Protests in response are ongoing. roape.net/2024/09/16/nig…

Dismantling Green Colonialism has received much critical acclaim since its publication. Here, Max Ajl argues that, missing a broader anti-imperialist politics, the book loses its political edge & is unable to help address the problems it identifies. roape.net/2024/09/18/dis…

This review by Max Ajl is a highly relevant intervention to understand the usual shortcomings of much of the political ecology literature, including its rhetoric of “green colonialism” among other jargon that seems to have become an academic comfort zone. Please read it.👇🏽

As I often say, comrade Max Ajl is one of our sharpest and most important analysts writing today Here, he has an important intervention, adding crucial commentary on missed opportunities of recent book on an otherwise critical topic Be sure to read Max’s article below! 👇

Max Ajl’s excellent review. Outlines the absence of the wider anti-systemic vision in an important new volume on green colonialism and the green transition

"The forces fighting against Israel and America are to be found in popular discourse, and in the fields, but not in the collection under review. The actual forces fighting the US and Israel remain, simply, unmentionable – indeed, nearly banned from discussion in the academy."

purée ça fait penser à ça quand on dit faut revoir toutes les catégories de pensée parce que le colonialisme a tout "infecté" Même Nyerere, Nkrumah n'ont pas pu se dégager des systèmes de pensée de la "nature" issus des conservationistes ex-colons et racistes Dispo gratis hein 😏

Bravo to Max Ajl for writing this. Too much of the discussion about the environment in the region overlooks the actually existing anti-imperialist forces and are often replaced by a longing for a phantasmic socialism