Freitag 23. of Mai 2008

Revanchism: The Sheriff of Nottingham reloaded

Academic Freedom - drowning (Image from:craigboney) Beware of snitches in your research department - especially if you do not share our fair complexion. We just received the following email and it seems the British state and its fine citizens are catching up on revanchism. With...
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Revanchism: The Sheriff of Nottingham reloaded


Category: Repression

Samstag 20. of Oktober 2007

Neil Smith: Gentrification in Berlin and the Revanchist State

Neil Smith Neil Smith, author of the seminal book "The urban frontier" (1996) and countless articles on gentrification, spatial scales, globalization and state revanchism, came to Berlin in May and agreed to answer a few of our questions...
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Neil Smith: Gentrification in Berlin and the Revanchist State


Category: welfare & workfare, Repression, Control

Dienstag 11. of September 2007

American Political Science Association: Drop the § 129a charges

The urban section of the American Political Science Association (worldwide membership: over 15.000) passed a resolution to condemn the charges against Andrej and the others. After passing the resolution the urban section was...
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American Political Science Association: Drop the § 129a charges


Category: Repression

Donnerstag 23. of August 2007

American Sociological Association: Letter to the Federal Prosecutor

We just received a letter of support from the governing council of the American Sociological Association, representing over 14.000 sociologists in the USA and internationally. Pay special attention to the resolution near the end
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American Sociological Association: Letter to the Federal Prosecutor


Category: Repression

Donnerstag 16. of August 2007

Open letter to the Generalbundesanwaltschaft against the criminalization of critical academic research and political engagement

Photo by Nik Theodore, thank you! On 31st July 2007 the flats and workplaces of Dr. Andrej H. and Dr. Matthias B., as well as of five other persons, were searched by the police. Dr. Andrej H. was arrested, flown by helicopter to the German Federal Court in...
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Open letter to the Generalbundesanwaltschaft against the criminalization of critical academic research and political engagement


Category: Repression