Rabea Berfelde on Socialisation

Rabea Berfelde discusses socialisation, its history and current socialisation movements.Future Histories LIVE.This episode is part of the ‘Future Histories LIVE’ format. For this, individual episodes are recoded live – that is, in front of an audience – at irregular intervals. This episode was recorded on August 6th, during the 2025 Rethinking Economics Summer School Switzerland, titled “Economics as Resistance. Heterodox Strategies on Housing, Energy, and Agriculture against the New Right”.ShownotesRabea at the Center for Social Critique of the Humboldt University Berlin:https://criticaltheoryinberlin.de/people/rabea-berfelde/the Socialization in Theory and Practice research project:https://criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/projects/socialization-in-theory-and-practice/the 2025 Rethinking Economics Summer School Switzerland:https://resuso.ch/Berfelde, R., & Möller, P. (2025). (Re)-Imagining Housing as an Infrastructure for Social Reproduction. In J. Groos & C. Sorg (Eds.), Creative Construction. Democratic Planning in the 21st Century and Beyond. Bristol University Press.https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/creative-constructionBerfelde, R. et al. (2024). Für eine Linke mit Plan. Luxemburg. Gesellschaftsanalyse und Linke Praxis. 1/2024.https://zeitschrift-luxemburg.de/artikel/fuer-eine-linke-mit-plan/Berfelde, R. & Heeg, S. (2024). Struggling with and through Knowledge Production: The Campaign ‘Expropriate Deutsche Wohnen & Co.’s’ Attempt at Housing Definancialisation in Berlin. Critical Housing Analysis 11 (1): 105-114.https://www.housing-critical.com/home-page-1/struggling-with-and-through-knowledge-productioBerfelde, R., & Blumenfeld, J. (2024). Von der Vergesellschaftung zur Planung und wieder zurück: Über alte und neue Debatten um Wirtschaftsplanung und Vergesellschaftung. PROKLA. Zeitschrift für Kritische Sozialwissenschaft, 54 (215), 177–193.https://www.prokla.de/index.php/PROKLA/article/view/2119Berfelde, R., & Möller, P. (2023). Radikaldemokratische Planung der Wohnraumversorgung? Das Vergesellschaftungskonzept von »Deutsche Wohnen & Co. enteignen«. PROKLA. Zeitschrift für Kritische Sozialwissenschaft, 53 (212), 561–577.https://www.prokla.de/index.php/PROKLA/article/view/2049on the Bavarian Soviet/Council Republic:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bavarian_Soviet_Republicon the German revolution of 1918-19:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_revolution_of_1918%E2%80%931919Backhaus, J., Chaloupek, G., & Frambach, H. A. (2019). The First Socialization Debate (1918) and Early Efforts Towards Socialization. Springer.https://www.springerprofessional.de/the-first-socialization-debate-1918-and-early-efforts-towards-so/16761374on Otto Neurath:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_NeurathChaloupek, G. (2007). Otto Neurath's Concepts of Socialization and Economic Calculation and his Socialist Critics. In: Nemeth, E., Schmitz, S.W., Uebel, T.E. (eds.) Otto Neurath's Economics in Context. Vienna Circle Institute Yearbook, vol 13. Springer.https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4020-6905-5_4on Karl Korsch:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Korschon Otto Bauer:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_BauerMeyer, N. (2023). Otto Bauer on the Long Transition to Socialism. Left Notes.https://www.left-notes.com/p/otto-bauer-long-transition-to-socialismon Karl Kautsky:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_KautskyVrousalis, N. (2018). Council Democracy and the Socialisation Dilemma. In: Muldoon, J. (ed.) Council Democracy. Towards a Democratic Socialist Politics. Routledge.https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781351205634-5/council-democracy-socialisation-dilemma-nicholas-vrousalisBlumenfeld, J. (2023). What was socialization? A look back.https://sfb294-eigentum.de/en/blog/what-was-socialization-a-look-back/Critical Theory Network et al. (2024). 11 Theses on Socialisation.https://criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/interventions/11-theses-on-socialisation/Benanav, A. (2025). Beyond Capitalism – 1. New Left Review. 153 May-June 2025.https://newleftreview.org/issues/ii153/articles/aaron-benanav-beyond-capitalism-1Benanav, A. (2025). Beyond Capitalism – 2. New Left Review. 154 July-August 2025.https://newleftreview.org/issues/ii154/articles/aaron-benanav-beyond-capitalism-2Muldoon, J. (ed.) (2018). Council Democracy. Towards a Democratic Socialist Politics. Routledge.https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.4324/9781351205634/council-democracy-james-muldoonon Deutsche Wohnen & Co Enteignen (the Berlin Housing Campagin):https://dwenteignen.de/enHoffrogge, R. (2024). Commons and Constitution: historical and legal roots of the German socialization movement:https://sfb294-eigentum.de/de/blog/commons-and-constitution-historical-and-legal-roots-of-the-german-socialization-movement/for projects on socialization in different sectors see also:https://communia.de/en/communia (2024). Socialising Energy. Lessons from radical housing campaigns in Germany. In: Buxton, N. (ed.) (2024). Energy, Power and Transition. Transnational Institute.https://www.tni.org/files/2024-03/State%20of%20Power%202024-web.pdfon the legal assessment of socialising the energy sector in Germany:https://communia.de/energiekonzerne-enteignen-das-geht/article 15 in the constitution of Germany:https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gg/art_15.htmlfor the draft of the socialisation law by the Berlin Housing Campaign see here:https://dwenteignen.de/en/materialthe Ackersyndikat:https://ackersyndikat.org/RWE & Co Enteignen:https://rwe-enteignen.de/Hamburg Enteignet:https://hamburg-enteignet.de/the socialist calculation debate:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_calculation_debatethe first socialisation conference 2022:https://communia.de/en/project/socialization-conference-october-2022/the second socialisation conference 2024:https://communia.de/en/project/lets-socialize-socialization-for-climate-justice/on anti-fascist economics:https://www.exploring-economics.org/en/discover/anti-fascist-economics/Future Histories Episodes on Related TopicsS03E29 | Nancy Fraser on Alternatives to Capitalismhttps://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s03/e29-nancy-fraser-on-alternatives-to-capitalism/S03E19 | Wendy Brown on Socialist Governmentalityhttps://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s03/e19-wendy-brown-on-socialist-governmentality/S03E10 | Katharina Keil zu Vergesellschaftung und Transformationhttps://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s03/e10-katharina-keil-zu-vergesellschaftung-und-transformation/S02E57 | Jenny Stupka zum Kampf um Vergesellschaftunghttps://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s02/e57-jenny-stupka-zum-kampf-um-vergesellschaftung/S02E57 | Jenny Stupka zum Kampf um Vergesellschaftunghttps://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s02/e57-jenny-stupka-zum-kampf-um-vergesellschaftung/S02E48 | Heide Lutosch, Christoph Sorg und Stefan Meretz zu Vergesellschaftung und demokratischer Planunghttps://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s02/e48-heide-lutosch-christoph-sorg-und-stefan-meretz-zu-vergesellschaftung-und-demokratischer-planung/S02E29 | Max und Lemon von communia zu Vergesellschaftung und demokratischer Wirtschafthttps://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s02/e29-max-und-lemon-von-communia-zu-vergesellschaftung-und-demokratischer-wirtschaft/S02E23 | Nina Scholz zu den wunden Punkten von Google, Amazon, Deutsche Wohnen & Co.https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s02/e23-nina-scholz-zu-den-wunden-punkten-von-google-amazon-deutsche-wohnen-co/S03E32 | Jacob Blumenfeld on Climate Barbarism and Managing Declinehttps://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s03/e32-jacob-blumenfeld-on-climate-barbarism-and-managing-decline/ ---If you are interested in democratic economic planning, these resources might be of help:Democratic planning – an information websitehttps://www.democratic-planning.com/Sorg, C. & Groos, J. 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