Uniting Struggles: Critical Social Research in Critical Times

by Carlo Fanelli (Editor), Priscillia Lefebvre (Editor)

With the reverberations of the Great Recession still wreaking havoc throughout much of the world, this issue of Alternate Routes brings together articles based on their dedication to critical social research in critical times. Articles range from an examination of post-9/11 Hollywood cinema to climate-induced migration, neoliberalism and the global economic crisis, labour struggles, left political regroupment, knowledge production in social movements and re-thinking socialism. Included, as well, are short analytical pieces, editorials and interviews with noted activists and academics, and a number of contemporary book reviews. Table of Articles - 1. Anjali "War on Terror" via a "War of Words" Fear, Loathing and Name-calling in Hollywood's Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq [11] 2. Elaine A Rough Climate For Migration [59] 3. Martijn Neoliberalism & the State [85] 4. Randall Power, the State and Global Politics After the Great Towards a New Articulation? [99] 5. Carlo Fanelli & Priscillia The Ottawa and Gatineau Museum Workers' Precarious Employment and the Public Sector Squeeze [121] 6. Richard Québec A Québécois Approach to Building a Broad Left Party [147] 7. Aziz On Knowledge Production, Learning and Research in Struggle [175] 8. Jeff Socialism as a Life-Coherent Society [195] Interventions - 9. Michael Profit Pathology and Disposable Planet [217] 10. Pat Canadian Health Privatization and Gendered Labour [223] 11. Sut Articulation, Cultural Studies, and Education [231] 12. Michael The Invisible Handcuffs of How Market Tyranny Stifles The Economy By Stunting Workers [248] 13. Noam Democracy & the Public University [225] 14. Garry Imaginaries and Realities, Utopia and Dystopia [265] Book Reviews - 15. Aaron Zizek, Slavoj. "First As Tragedy, Then As Farce." [279] 16. Naomi Alisa Foster, John Bellamy, Brett Clark and Richard York. "The Ecological Capitalism's War on the Earth." [285] 17. Brandon Kolin, Andrew. " State Power and Before and After The Presidency Of George W. Bush." [288] 18. Ryan Hugill, David. "Missing Women, Missing Covering Crisis in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside." [291] 19. Chris Engler, Allan. "Economic The Working Class Alternative to Capitalism." [296] 20. Matthew Herman, S. Edward. "The Politics of Genocide." [300]

308 pages, Paperback

First published November 14, 2011