Conference II: 3-5 April 2015, Hamburg

Welcoming Speeches and Messages
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Welcoming Speech Gülistan Kahraman EN | DE | ES | IT | KU | TR
Welcoming Speech Dêrsim Dağdeviren EN | DE | ES | IT | KU | TR
Welcoming Speech Prof. Norman Paech EN | DE | ES | IT | KU | TR
Introduction Prof. Elmar Altvater EN | DE | ES | IT | KU | TR
Opening Speech Reimar Heider EN | DE | ES | IT | KU | TR
Messages of Greeting Abdullah Öcalan EN | DE | ES | IT | KU | TR
Session 1: Dissecting Capitalist Modernity
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Scientism—Re-colonization of the Mind Dr. Muriel Gonzales Athenas EN | DE | ES | IT | KU | TR
Capitalism-Accumulation of Value or Power? Kenan Ayaz EN | DE | ES | IT | KU | TR
Nation State-God on Earth? Prof. David Harvey EN | DE | ES | EN | KU | TR
Industrialism-Law, Science and Imperialism Dr. Radha D'Souza EN | DE | ES | IT | KU | TR
Religionism and Secularism-Religion and the State Rojda Yıldırım EN | DE | ES | IT | KU | TR
From Marxism and nationalism to radical democracy:
Abdullah Öcalan’s synthesis for the 21st century
Dr. Tamir Bar-On EN | DE | ES | IT | KU | TR
Discussion
Session 2: Democratic Modernism
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New Concepts—Democratic Confederalism & Democratic Autonomy Havin Guneser EN | DE | ES | IT | KU | TR
Liberating Life: Political and Moral Society Emine Ayna EN | DE | ES | IT | KU | TR
Democratic Nation-A Cure for Nationalism Asya Abdullah EN | DE | ES | IT | KU | TR
Truth and Power: Analytics of Power and Nomadic Thinking
as Fragments of a Philosophy of Liberation
Michael Panser EN | DE | ES | IT | KU | TR
Social Ecology and the Non-Western World Federico Venturini EN | DE | ES | IT | KU | TR
Discussion
Session 3: Ecological Industry and Communal Economy
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Communal Economy: The Case for the Commons Silke Helfrich EN | DE | ES | IT | KU | TR
Bağlar Women’s Cooperative Saniye Varlı EN | DE | ES | IT | KU | TR
All Economies are Ultimately Human Economies David Graeber EN | DE | ES | IT | KU | TR
Common political imperative for a revolutionary prospect Penny Vounisiou EN | DE | ES | IT | KU | TR
Building a Communal Economy in Kurdistan Azize Aslan EN | DE | ES | IT | KU | TR
Session 4: Overcoming the Stumbling Blocks of Revolutionary Theory
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Reproducing Capitalism: Consumption and Habits Ahmet Pelda EN | DE | ES | IT | KU | TR
New Concepts of Self-defense Fidan Yıldırım EN | DE | ES | IT | KU | TR
The Centrality of Women’s Freedom Sara Aktaş EN | DE | ES | IT | KU | TR
Power Relations: State and Family Dr. Nazan Üstündağ EN | DE | ES | IT | KU | TR
Feminism and the Kurdish Liberation Movement Dilar Dirik EN | DE | ES | IT | KU | TR
Session 5a: Lessons to be Learned from Alternative Practices
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Internationalism—an Evolving Concept Arno-Jermaine Laffin EN | DE | ES | IT | KU | TR
Individual and Neighborhood: Citizen and Assembly in Montreal Dimitrios Roussopoulos EN | DE | ES | IT | KU | TR
South Africa: Progressive Politics in a Capitalist Country? Alex Mohubetswane Mashilo EN | DE | ES | IT | KU | TR
Gandhi’s Vision for India and Democratic Confederalism Joám Evans Pim EN | DE | ES | IT | KU | TR
Rojava: The Cantons—Resistance and Construction Mustefa Ebdî EN | DE | ES | IT | KU | TR
Başûr: Stuck between Freedom and the State Şîlan Şakir EN | DE | ES | IT | KU | TR
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Rojhilat: The KODAR Model Shirzad Kamangar EN | DE | ES | IT | KU | TR
Bakur: From State to Democracy > Selma Irmak EN | DE | ES | IT | KU | TR
The Fourth World War and How to Win it – A Tribute to Kurds and Zapatistas Prof. John Holloway EN | DE | ES | IT | KU | TR
The Venezuela Experience Andrés Pierantoni Giua EN | DE | ES | IT | KU | TR
New England & Rojava: Assembly Democracies Janet Biehl EN | DE | ES | IT | KU | TR
(Closing speech) New Horizons: Reconstructing Liberation Gönül Kaya EN | DE | ES | IT | KU | TR