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:
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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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Shownotes
Remarque Institute
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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)
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on Marx’s account of surplus value:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surplus_value
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Moore, J. W. (2015). Capitalism in the web of life: Ecology and the accumulation of capital. Verso Books.
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https://www.versobooks.com/products/817-a-history-of-the-world-in-seven-cheap-things?srsltid=AfmBOoqMnr0nAUfdHOxlQPTXsnGfQtMkDKgFtJsMQ3mtk7Jcyd3Wjqko
Brand, U., & Wissen, M. (2021). The Imperial Mode of Living: Everyday Life and the Ecological Crisis of Capitalism. Verso Books.
https://www.versobooks.com/products/916-the-imperial-mode-of-living?srsltid=AfmBOopUs15MsSgvJ7TRVfwmo330sHvjQIAST_UymD-90i3VIfCw6vg8
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on Habermas:
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/habermas/
on “Neurath’s boat”:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurath%27s_boat
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