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Beyond Coronavirus: Contributions from Karl Polanyi

Posted on April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 by peadarkirby

‘It is at least doubtful whether at this stage a detailed blueprint of a desirable internal order of society would be of much use – or whether anyone is competent to furnish it. The important thing now is that we shall come to agree on certain principles and free ourselves from some of the errors which have governed us in the recent past. … The first need is to free ourselves of that worst form…

Covid-19 and climate change: will it help or hinder?

Posted on April 4, 2020April 4, 2020 by peadarkirby

‘No longer can we afford to be dominated by those who put money ahead of life. This coronavirus reminds us that we belong to the material world,’ wrote Guardian columnist George Monbiot who sees the virus as ‘nature’s wake-up call to a complacent civilisation’ (March 25th). As we hear of the clean skies over China as pollution clears and the return of fish to swim in the now pure waters of Venice’s canals, we are being taught…

New development model is biggest challenge for next government

Posted on February 12, 2020February 12, 2020 by peadarkirby

In all the commentary on the Sinn Féin breakthrough and the end of the FF-FG duopoly, there has been very little focus on what has brought this about, namely a scream of righteous communal anger against the neo-liberal model. Yet, like in so many other countries where this anger is being manifested both on the streets and in the ballot boxes, it is far from clear what new model can emerge. Ireland has been an…

Reinventing Sinn Féin as a left-wing party

Posted on February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 by peadarkirby

In this most remarkable of remarkable elections, one of the most remarkable features has, as far as I have come across, invited absolutely no comment. This is the reinvention of Sinn Féin as a left-wing party. Yet, over the long-run, it may be a more significant achievement than breaking the stranglehold of the two big parties over our public life. For long, Sinn Féin has been regarded by many on the left as somewhat suspect….

Is Election 2020 Ireland’s Jeremy Corbyn moment?

Posted on February 7, 2020February 7, 2020 by peadarkirby

It is hard to remember an election that so unexpectedly upturned the entrenched and solid features of the Irish political landscape, and opened new alignments never before in the realm of the possible. As such, it contains echoes of the 2017 UK election when Jeremy Corbyn achieved the impossible in upending Tory expectations and achieving superstar status, though this wasn’t to last. Asking if the election is Ireland’s Jeremy Corbyn moment is not to anticipate…

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  • Beyond Coronavirus: Contributions from Karl Polanyi
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  • New development model is biggest challenge for next government
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New book from Peadar Kirby

Karl Polanyi and the Contemporary Political Crisis: Transforming Market Society in the Era of Climate Change

Has politics reached breaking point? Rather than defending liberalism or abandoning it, how can a socially just and ecological alternative be built? My new book investigates the causes of our current multifaceted global crisis by drawing on the work of Karl Polanyi. This book explores Polanyi’s theory that social disruptions result from the attempt to run society according to the rules of the market. Drawing on these ideas, it outlines pathways towards an alternative future that overcome weaknesses in Marxism. Linking the ecological, political and socio-economic crises, The book identifies that an alternative socio-ecological model is emerging, consistent with the insights of Polanyi. Karl Polanyi and the Contemporary Political Crisis is being published in early December 2020 and is a contribution to key debates on the future of politics, on the low-carbon transition, on automation and on the emerging world order

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