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REAL UTOPIAS
Erik Olin WrightUniversity of Wisconsin – Madison
Denison CollegeApril 2014
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THE PROBLEMWe live in a world in which capitalism generates enormous harms and yet to most people it seems like the only way of organizing a complex economic system.
Introduction
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CLASH OF SLOGANS
“There is No Alternative” Margaret Thatcher, early 1980s
“Another World is Possible”World Social Forum, early 2000s
Introduction
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CLASH OF SLOGANS
“There is No Alternative” Margaret Thatcher, early 1980s
“Another World is Possible”World Social Forum, early 2000s
Introduction
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CLASH OF SLOGANS
“There is No Alternative” Margaret Thatcher, early 1980s
“Another World is Possible”World Social Forum, early 2000s
Introduction
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Alternatives as “Real Utopias”Utopia: Alternatives to dominant institutions
that embody our deepest aspirations for a just and humane world.
Real: Alternatives that can be built in the world as it is that also prefigure the world as it could be.
Introduction
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Four tasks of anEmancipatory Social Science
1. Moral Foundations2. Diagnosis & Critique3. Alternatives4. Transformation
Introduction
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Principles Equality: In a just society all persons would have broadly equal access
to the material and social means necessary to live a flourishing life.
Democracy: In a fully democratic society, all people would have broadly equal access to the necessary means to participate meaningfully in decisions about things which affect their lives.
Community/Solidarity: Community/solidarity expresses the principle that people ought to cooperate with each other not simply because what they personally get out of it, but also out of a real commitment to the wellbeing of others.
Sustainability: Future generations should have access to the social and material means to live flourishing lives at least at the same level as the present generation.
Task 1. Moral Foundations
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Principles Equality: In a just society all persons would have broadly equal access
to the material and social means necessary to live a flourishing life.
Democracy: In a fully democratic society, all people would have broadly equal access to the necessary means to participate meaningfully in decisions about things which affect their lives.
Community/Solidarity: Community/solidarity expresses the principle that people ought to cooperate with each other not simply because what they personally get out of it, but also out of a real commitment to the wellbeing of others.
Sustainability: Future generations should have access to the social and material means to live flourishing lives at least at the same level as the present generation.
Task 1. Moral Foundations
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Principles Equality: In a just society all persons would have broadly equal access
to the material and social means necessary to live a flourishing life.
Democracy: In a fully democratic society, all people would have broadly equal access to the necessary means to participate meaningfully in decisions about things which affect their lives.
Community/Solidarity: Community/solidarity expresses the principle that people ought to cooperate with each other not simply because what they personally get out of it, but also out of a real commitment to the wellbeing of others.
Sustainability: Future generations should have access to the social and material means to live flourishing lives at least at the same level as the present generation.
Task 1. Moral Foundations
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Principles Equality: In a just society all persons would have broadly equal access
to the material and social means necessary to live a flourishing life.
Democracy: In a fully democratic society, all people would have broadly equal access to the necessary means to participate meaningfully in decisions about things which affect their lives.
Community/Solidarity: Community/solidarity expresses the principle that people ought to cooperate with each other not simply because what they personally get out of it, but also out of a real commitment to the wellbeing of others.
Sustainability: Future generations should have access to the social and material means to live flourishing lives at least at the same level as the present generation.
Task 1. Moral Foundations
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Principles Equality: In a just society all persons would have broadly equal access
to the material and social means necessary to live a flourishing life.
Democracy: In a fully democratic society, all people would have broadly equal access to the necessary means to participate meaningfully in decisions about things which affect their lives.
Community/Solidarity: Community/solidarity expresses the principle that people ought to cooperate with each other not simply because what they personally get out of it, but also out of a real commitment to the wellbeing of others.
Sustainability: Future generations should have access to the social and material means to live flourishing lives at least at the same level as the present generation.
Task 1. Moral Foundations
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Diagnosis & Critique of Capitalism Equality: Capitalism perpetuates eliminable forms of human
suffering and deficits in human flourishing. It inherently generates levels of inequality in income and wealth that systematically violate social justice.
Democracy: Capitalism generates severe deficits in realizing democratic values by excluding crucial decisions from public deliberation, by allowing private wealth to affect access to political power, and by allowing workplace dictatorships.
Community/Solidarity: Competition and commodification within capitalism undermine community/solidarity.
Sustainability: Capitalism inherently threatens the quality of the environment for future generations because of imperatives for consumerism and endless growth.
Task 2. Diagnosis & Critique
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Diagnosis & Critique of Capitalism Equality: Capitalism perpetuates eliminable forms of human
suffering and deficits in human flourishing. It inherently generates levels of inequality in income and wealth that systematically violate social justice.
Democracy: Capitalism generates severe deficits in realizing democratic values by excluding crucial decisions from public deliberation, by allowing private wealth to affect access to political power, and by allowing workplace dictatorships.
Community/Solidarity: Competition and commodification within capitalism undermine community/solidarity.
Sustainability: Capitalism inherently threatens the quality of the environment for future generations because of imperatives for consumerism and endless growth.
Task 2. Diagnosis & Critique
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Diagnosis & Critique of Capitalism Equality: Capitalism perpetuates eliminable forms of human
suffering and deficits in human flourishing. It inherently generates levels of inequality in income and wealth that systematically violate social justice.
Democracy: Capitalism generates severe deficits in realizing democratic values by excluding crucial decisions from public deliberation, by allowing private wealth to affect access to political power, and by allowing workplace dictatorships.
Community/Solidarity: Competition and commodification within capitalism undermine community/solidarity.
Sustainability: Capitalism inherently threatens the quality of the environment for future generations because of imperatives for consumerism and endless growth.
Task 2. Diagnosis & Critique
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Diagnosis & Critique of Capitalism Equality: Capitalism perpetuates eliminable forms of human
suffering and deficits in human flourishing. It inherently generates levels of inequality in income and wealth that systematically violate social justice.
Democracy: Capitalism generates severe deficits in realizing democratic values by excluding crucial decisions from public deliberation, by allowing private wealth to affect access to political power, and by allowing workplace dictatorships.
Community/Solidarity: Competition and commodification within capitalism undermine community/solidarity.
Sustainability: Capitalism inherently threatens the quality of the environment for future generations because of imperatives for consumerism and endless growth.
Task 2. Diagnosis & Critique
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Diagnosis & Critique of Capitalism Equality: Capitalism perpetuates eliminable forms of human
suffering and deficits in human flourishing. It inherently generates levels of inequality in income and wealth that systematically violate social justice.
Democracy: Capitalism generates severe deficits in realizing democratic values by excluding crucial decisions from public deliberation, by allowing private wealth to affect access to political power, and by allowing workplace dictatorships.
Community/Solidarity: Competition and commodification within capitalism undermine community/solidarity.
Sustainability: Capitalism inherently threatens the quality of the environment for future generations because of imperatives for consumerism and endless growth.
Task 2. Diagnosis & Critique
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Examples of Real Utopias
Task 3. Alternatives
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Production• Worker cooperatives, solidarity cooperatives, union cooperatives• Peer-to-peer collaborative production: Wikipedia, open-source software• Urban agriculture with community land trusts
Finance• Solidarity finance• Crowd-sourced financing of projects• Alternative currencies: local currencies, labor time banks
Distribution• Open-access intellectual property: creative commons, copy-left• Internet-based gift-economy in music• Free Publicly provided goods/services: libraries, free public transport• Unconditional basic income
Democracy• Participatory budgeting • The Quebec social economy council• Policy juries and “randomocracy”
Community and the Environment• Ecovillages, Transition towns, intentional communities
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Production• Worker cooperatives, solidarity cooperatives, union cooperatives• Peer-to-peer collaborative production: Wikipedia, open-source software• Urban agriculture with community land trusts
Finance• Solidarity finance• Crowd-sourced financing of projects• Alternative currencies: local currencies, labor time banks
Distribution• Open-access intellectual property: creative commons, copy-left• Internet-based gift-economy in music• Free Publicly provided goods/services: libraries, free public transport• Unconditional basic income
Democracy• Participatory budgeting • The Quebec social economy council• Policy juries and “randomocracy”
Community and the Environment• Ecovillages, Transition towns, intentional communities
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Production• Worker cooperatives, solidarity cooperatives, union cooperatives• Peer-to-peer collaborative production: Wikipedia, open-source software• Urban agriculture with community land trusts
Finance• Solidarity finance• Crowd-sourced financing of projects• Alternative currencies: local currencies, labor time banks
Distribution• Open-access intellectual property: creative commons, copy-left• Internet-based gift-economy in music• Free Publicly provided goods/services: libraries, free public transport• Unconditional basic income
Democracy• Participatory budgeting • The Quebec social economy council• Policy juries and “randomocracy”
Community and the Environment• Ecovillages, Transition towns, intentional communities
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Tux, The Linux Penguin Mascot
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Production• Worker cooperatives, solidarity cooperatives, union cooperatives• Peer-to-peer collaborative production: Wikipedia, open-source software• Urban agriculture with community land trusts
Finance• Solidarity finance• Crowd-sourced financing of projects• Alternative currencies: local currencies, labor time banks
Distribution• Open-access intellectual property: creative commons, copy-left• Internet-based gift-economy in music• Free Publicly provided goods/services: libraries, free public transport• Unconditional basic income
Democracy• Participatory budgeting • The Quebec social economy council• Policy juries and “randomocracy”
Community and the Environment• Ecovillages, Transition towns, intentional communities
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http://www.communitygroundworks.org/
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Production• Worker cooperatives, solidarity cooperatives, union cooperatives• Peer-to-peer collaborative production: Wikipedia, open-source software• Urban agriculture with community land trusts
Finance• Solidarity finance• Crowd-sourced financing of projects• Alternative currencies: local currencies, labor time banks
Distribution• Open-access intellectual property: creative commons, copy-left• Internet-based gift-economy in music• Free Publicly provided goods/services: libraries, free public transport• Unconditional basic income
Democracy• Participatory budgeting • The Quebec social economy council• Policy juries and “randomocracy”
Community and the Environment• Ecovillages, Transition towns, intentional communities
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Some Kickstarter crowd sourcing projects in Madison, Wi
https://www.kickstarter.com/
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Kickstarter projects in Granville, Ohio
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Production• Worker cooperatives, solidarity cooperatives, union cooperatives• Peer-to-peer collaborative production: Wikipedia, open-source software• Urban agriculture with community land trusts
Finance• Solidarity finance• Crowd-sourced financing of projects• Alternative currencies: local currencies, labor time banks
Distribution• Open-access intellectual property: creative commons, copy-left• Internet-based gift-economy in music• Free Publicly provided goods/services: libraries, free public transport• Unconditional basic income
Democracy• Participatory budgeting • The Quebec social economy council• Policy juries and “randomocracy”
Community and the Environment• Ecovillages, Transition towns, intentional communities
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Task 3. Alternatives
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http://viavia.ch/bnb/pmwiki.php?n=Betriebe.HomePage
Capitol Hill babysitting coop with alternative time-scrip currency
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Production• Worker cooperatives, solidarity cooperatives, union cooperatives • Peer-to-peer collaborative production: Wikipedia, open-source software• Urban agriculture with community land trusts
Finance• Solidarity finance• Crowd-sourced financing of projects• Alternative currencies: local currencies, labor time banks
Distribution• Open-access intellectual property: creative commons, copy-left• Internet-based gift-economy in music• Free Publicly provided goods/services: libraries, free public transport• Unconditional basic income
Democracy• Participatory budgeting • The Quebec social economy council• Policy juries and “randomocracy”
Community and the Environment• Ecovillages, Transition towns, intentional communities
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http://creativecommons.org/choose/
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Production• Worker cooperatives, solidarity cooperatives, union cooperatives • Peer-to-peer collaborative production: Wikipedia, open-source software• Urban agriculture with community land trusts
Finance• Solidarity finance• Crowd-sourced financing of projects• Alternative currencies: local currencies, labor time banks
Distribution• Open-access intellectual property: creative commons, copy-left• Internet-based gift-economy in music• Free Publicly provided goods/services: libraries, free public transport• Unconditional basic income
Democracy• Participatory budgeting • The Quebec social economy council• Policy juries and “randomocracy”
Community and the Environment• Ecovillages, Transition towns, intentional communities
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0500,000
1,000,0001,500,0002,000,0002,500,0003,000,0003,500,0004,000,0004,500,0005,000,000
Chart Title
1996 2000 2006
Annual Bus Riders
No-Fare Public Transportation in Hasselt, Netherlands introduced July, 1997
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Staten Island Ferry: free public transport
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http://freepublictransports.com/city/
Cities with free public transportation
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Production• Worker cooperatives, solidarity cooperatives, union cooperatives • Peer-to-peer collaborative production: Wikipedia, open-source software• Urban agriculture with community land trusts
Finance• Solidarity finance• Crowd-sourced financing of projects• Alternative currencies: local currencies, labor time banks
Distribution• Open-access intellectual property: creative commons, copy-left• Internet-based gift-economy in music• Free Publicly provided goods/services: libraries, free public transport• Unconditional basic income
Democracy• Participatory budgeting • The Quebec social economy council• Policy juries and “randomocracy”
Community and the Environment• Ecovillages, Transition towns, intentional communities
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http://www.basicincome2013.eu/en/index.html
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Production• Worker cooperatives, solidarity cooperatives, union cooperatives • Peer-to-peer collaborative production: Wikipedia, open-source software• Urban agriculture with community land trusts
Finance• Solidarity finance• Crowd-sourced financing of projects• Alternative currencies: local currencies, labor time banks
Distribution• Open-access intellectual property: creative commons, copy-left• Internet-based gift-economy in music• Free Publicly provided goods/services: libraries, free public transport• Unconditional basic income
Democracy• Participatory budgeting • The Quebec social economy council• Policy juries and “randomocracy”
Community and the Environment• Ecovillages, Transition towns, intentional communities
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http://vimeo.com/71975359
Laptop link
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http://vimeo.com/89366699Link
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Production• Worker cooperatives, solidarity cooperatives, union cooperatives • Peer-to-peer collaborative production: Wikipedia, open-source software• Urban agriculture with community land trusts
Finance• Solidarity finance• Crowd-sourced financing of projects• Alternative currencies: local currencies, labor time banks
Distribution• Open-access intellectual property: creative commons, copy-left• Internet-based gift-economy in music• Free Publicly provided goods/services: libraries, free public transport• Unconditional basic income
Democracy• Participatory budgeting • The Quebec social economy council• Policy juries and “randomocracy”
Community and the Environment• Ecovillages, Transition towns, intentional communities
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdqTuhvY-D0
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https://www.facebook.com/EcoVillageCjn
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Task 3. Alternatives
What do all of these examples have in common?
They all contribute to a more democratic and egalitarian distribution of power over the allocation, accessibility and use of resources than in capitalism.
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What do all of these examples have in common?
They all embody, in varying degrees, the values of equality, democracy, community and sustainability to a greater extent than does capitalism.
Task 3. Alternatives
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TWO CLASSIC VISIONS OF CHALLENGING
CAPITALISM1. TAMING CAPITALISM2. SMASHING CAPITALISM3. TRANSCENDING
CAPITALISM
Task 4. Transformation
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TWO CLASSIC VISIONS OF CHALLENGING
CAPITALISM1. TAMING CAPITALISM
2. SMASHING CAPITALISM3. TRANSCENDING
CAPITALISM
Task 4. Transformation
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TWO CLASSIC VISIONS OF CHALLENGING
CAPITALISM1. TAMING CAPITALISM2. SMASHING CAPITALISM
3. TRANSCENDING CAPITALISM
Task 4. Transformation
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AND A THIRD…. AND A THIRD…..
1. TAMING CAPITALISM2. SMASHING CAPITALISM3. ERODING CAPITALISM
Task 4. Transformation
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CONTRASTING Images of Social Systems
1. Organic system: society is like an organism2. Ecosystem: society is like a pond
Task 4. Transformation
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One final questionCould the expansion and deepening of these (and other) real utopia examples ever cumulatively erode the dominance of capitalism? Are they doomed to remain on the fringes, in small niches, leaving capitalist power hegemonic?
Task 4. Transformation
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One final questionCould the expansion and deepening of these (and other) real utopia examples ever cumulatively erode the dominance of capitalism? Are they doomed to remain on the fringes, in small niches, leaving capitalist power hegemonic?
Task 4. Transformation
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CONCLUSIONS
1. Real utopias are both a goal and a strategy
2. Democratization is at the core of transcending capitalism.
3. Institutional pluralism and heterogeneity: the idea of a “democratic economy” is realized in many different institutional forms.
4. Strategic indeterminacy: there is no one way
5. Opacity of the future limits of possibility: We cannot know in advance how far we can go in building alternatives within capitalism that push us beyond.
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RadFest 2014A gathering in the woods of Activists & Academics
Upham Woods[near Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin]
May 23-25, 2014
The RadFest MottoIf there is a conversation you will regret not having,
give it a name and we will schedule it.
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