By William K. Carroll, with contributions from Debbie Dergousoff Daniel Grace Liza McCoy Eric Mykhalovskiy Gary Kinsman George J. Sefa Dei Abigail B. Bakan “The notion of making change from below offers openings to voices, needs, and interests that are not represented in contemporary regimes of power. It accords with new political realities, particularly when […]
By Luis LM Aguiar, Tina Il Marten and Yanick Noiseux Abstract Do Canadian federal prison-workers have a right to unionize? This key question is investigated in a case study approach to an attempt, by prison-workers, to organize a union in a Canadian federal penitentiary in British Columbia. The authors analyze prisoner-workers penal labour citizenship position […]
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. The award is named after the founder of Fernwood Books, Errol Sharpe, a leader in left scholarship since 1991. […]
By Ken Collier Abstract Class relations specific to finance capital arise among people in their struggles of life, defined within the broad bounds of the economies they help to form. Eras of economic and social transition from foraging to farming and fishing, through industry and now finance capital define classes, their relations, redefinition and renewal.
By Ali El Hajj-Hassan and Peter Ferguson Abstract In 1970 Giovanni Sartori articulated what he saw as the greatest challenge to political science in an increasingly globalized world: decontextualized traveling of concepts. As a solution he proposed the use of a “conceptual ladder” to help inform the decisions scholars make regarding the concepts they wish […]
By Abigail B. Bakan and Paul Kellogg Abstract Many left organizations pride themselves on their commitment to women’s liberation, and socialist feminism is a significant and important current of left praxis. Socialist feminists, for instance, have been central to the long history of social movement organizing to defend abortion rights in Canada. This record of […]
The Society for Socialist Studies 2023 Annual Conference May 27-30, 2023 York University, Toronto, Canada Please complete this form to submit a session proposal before December 16, 2022. Any questions can be directed to 2023sssconference@gmail.com. More than two years into a global pandemic and amid steadily increasing inequalities at home and abroad, previous warnings of […]
Dear Members of the Society for Socialist Studies: The Executive of SSS is issuing a call for nominations for the position of Journal Editor or Co-Editor. Individuals or collectives are encouraged to apply. The current editor, Sandra Rein, is open to a co-editorship or to her remaining in an advisory role in support of a […]
The Society for Socialist Studies General Assembly Membership Meeting (GAMM) for 2022 will take place at the following date and time: Day: June 17, 2022 Time: 12 noon-1:30 Pacific 1-2:30 pm Mountain 2-3:30 pm Central 3-4:30 pm Eastern 4-5:30 pm Atlantic 4:30-6:00 pm Newfoundland Format: Online, using Zoom software. Register Online Here Zoom Instructions Download […]
June 15, 2022 at 4 pm Pacific Register Now As carbon emissions push the earth system toward (and possibly already through) climate tipping points, the contradictions of fossil capitalism present an existential crisis, to which collective agencies must respond. Responses range from old-style denialism (in retreat but not without influence) and new denialism (i.e., accepting […]