By Mohammad Ferdosi Abstract This article offers a critical political economy analysis of basic income under capitalism, using twelve in-depth interviews with former participants in the Ontario Basic Income Pilot. We theorise basic income as a contradictory social wage that produces conditional decommodification: it loosens the compulsion to accept any job at any wage and […]
Dear Publishers, As a tribute to the robust scholarship undertaken by its members and to recognize their publication achievements, the Society for Socialist Studies awards an annual book prize for a significant contribution to socialist research in Canada. We solicit nominations of books that facilitate and encourage research and analysis with an emphasis on socialist, […]
By Ashley Carver Abstract In the wake of 9/11, many nations, including Canada, sought to modernize domestic anti-terrorism legislation. Perhaps the most challenging for legislators was to legally define terrorism. This topic is not completely unfamiliar territory to academics who have been debating the definition of terrorism for decades. For the Canadian government, on the […]
Celebrating Dissent: 60 Years of Socialist Study The Society for Socialist Studies 2027 Annual Conference May 28-31, 2027 University of Victoria, Territories of the Lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples [Victoria, BC, Canada] Preliminary deadline for submissions: November 15, 2026 2027sssconference@gmail.com As scholars, activists, and community members on the left, we tend – rightly – to observe […]
By Jada Gannon-Day Abstract The Israeli occupation of Palestine and its subsequent dispossession, starvation, and genocide of the Palestinian people is a pertinent issue across numerous fields. The IDF’s use of Palestinians as a captive population in the testing and marketing of surveillance and weapons technologies is of particular significance in critical security studies. Despite […]
The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism Written by Matthew McManus Routledge, 2024 Reviewed by Panagiotis Peter Milonas Instructor, Ontario Tech University “The electoral success of far-right parties across Europe, the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union, and Donald Trump’s victories in the 2016 and 2024 U.S. presidential elections have heightened concerns about the stability […]
By Justin Leifso and Sarah Stilwell Abstract In Canada and beyond, governments seek to be more “innovative.” Informed by expansive bodies of academic and gray literature, elected and professional public officials invoke “public sector innovation” as a potential solution to almost any policy issue, from housing to health care to Indigenous-setter reconciliation. In this article, […]
The Society for Socialist Studies is pleased to announce the winner of the 2026 Errol Sharpe Book Prize. As a tribute to the robust scholarship undertaken by its members and to recognize their publication achievements, the Society for Socialist Studies awards an annual book prize for significant contributions to socialist research in Canada. The award […]
By Mara Fridell, February 2026 I’ve just left Minneapolis and I am here, writing to explain Minnesota in case you’re interested. More, by doing that, I hope to illuminate why Canadians could express to Minnesotans (for example, Local 17, Minnesota’s hospitality union, or the American Indian Movement in Minneapolis) support and appreciation–even as an aspect […]
Download Documents 2026 Conference Agenda 2026 AGM Draft Agenda Minutes – 2025 GAMM Constitution and Bylaws – 2025 GAMM 2026 President’s Report 2026 Membership Secretary Report 2026 Treasurer’s Report L’Université de Saint-Boniface, Winnipeg June 4-6, 2026 Challenges to collective life cast a looming shadow: high unemployment, the rising cost of living, and state authorities pushing […]