Commons

When Workers Take Over

Commoning Labour and Democracy at Work

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"Commoning Labour and Democracy at Work When Workers Take Over"
By Dario Azzellini and Marcelo Vieta
290 Pages, August 28, 2025 by Routledge (an affordable paperback will follow)

Emek Gücünü Müşterekler Olarak Organize Etmek

Betriebsbesetzungen und Arbeiten in Selbstverwaltung

Vom Protest zum sozialen Prozess

Vom Protest zum sozialen Prozess

Betriebsbesetzungen mit dem Ziel der Produktion in Selbstverwaltung sind seit der Jahrtausend­wende aus Lateinamerika, vor allem aus Argentinien, bekannt. Im Laufe der aktuellen Krise haben Beschäftigte auch in Europa und Nordamerika erfolgreich Besetzungen von Betrieben durchgeführt, die von der Schließung bedroht waren.

İtalyan sosyolog Dr. Dario Azzellini, kalıcı bir barış ve çözüm isteniyorsa Önder Apo’nun müzakere sürecinin parçası olması gerektiğini belirterek, “Bu müzakere sürecini yürütebilecek karizmaya, teorik yaklaşıma ve liderliğe sahip kişi Öcalan’dır" dedi

Dario Azzellini: Barış ve çözüm istiyorsanız, Öcalan müzakerelerin parçası olmalı

Geçtiğimiz günlerde Önder Apo’ya uygulanan mutlak tecrit koşullarına ve “umut hakkı” mücadelesine dikkat çeken uluslararası açık mektubun imzacıları arasında yer alan ve Latin Amerika’daki işçi konseyleri, özyönetim modelleri ile toplumsal hareketler üzerine yaptığı çalışmalarla tanınan İtalyan sosyolog ve aktivist Dr. Dario Azzellini, bu uygulamanın yalnızca hukuki bir ihlal olmadığını, aynı zamanda kasıtlı bir sosyopolitik mekanizma olduğunu savundu.

El Dr. Dario Azzellini afirmó que Abdullah Öcalan debe ser incluido en el proceso de negociación, argumentando que una paz duradera y una solución política dependen de su participación

Azzellini: Öcalan debe formar parte de las negociaciones de paz

En los últimos días, el sociólogo y activista italiano Dr. Dario Azzellini, uno de los firmantes de una carta abierta internacional que llama la atención sobre el régimen de detención incomunicada absoluta impuesto a Abdullah Öcalan y la lucha por el "derecho a la esperanza", argumentó que esta práctica constituye no solo una violación jurídica sino también un mecanismo sociopolítico deliberado.

Dr. Dario Azzellini said Abdullah Öcalan must be included in the negotiation process, arguing that a lasting peace and political solution depend on his participation

Azzellini: Öcalan must be part of peace negotiations

In recent days, Italian sociologist and activist Dr. Dario Azzellini, one of the signatories of an international open letter drawing attention to the regime of absolute incommunicado detention imposed on Abdullah Öcalan and the struggle for the "right to hope," argued that the practice constitutes not only a legal violation but also a deliberate socio-political mechanism.

Dario Azzellini talks about his new book, which goes back to ‘the idea of what co-ops were at the beginning’

Can worker control guide the world past a neoliberal crisis?

Workers’ self-management is on the rise, as a response to recurring neoliberal crises: this is the central argument in a new book co-authored by Professor Dario Azzellini, senior researcher at the Institute for Sociology, University of Duisburg-Essen with previous roles at the Autonomous University of Zacatecas (Mexico) and Cornell University (USA).

Die Schwierigkeiten der Arbeiterkontrolle

Selbstverwaltete Betriebe als Chance?

Selbstverwaltete Betriebe als Chance? Die Schwierigkeiten der Arbeiterkontrolle

von Dario Azzellini*, in: express 8/2025

Dario Azzellini, Marcelo Vieta:
»Commoning Labour and Democracy at Work. When Workers Take Over«,
Routledge 2025, ISBN: 9780367442224, 328 Seiten, 175 Euro
(eine günstige Taschenbuchausgabe erscheint in Kürze).

Interview with Dario Azzellini, 26 min.

Commons and Social Transformation

Theresa Alt asks Dario Azzellini about the concept of commons, economic activity that is neither capitalist nor governmental. The commons existed before capitalism, and capitalism requires enclosure of the commons. Now many see commoning as a way to decommodify some resources. Labor power too could be decommodified. But capital tries to take over more and more.

Dario Azzellini & Nancy Holmstrom

Commons & Public Goods

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