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).
Crowdwork-Plattformen: Crowdwork-Plattformen: Kaum Kompetenzentwicklung aber wachsender Bedarf an umfassend kompetenten Freelancern
Azzellini, Dario. “Crowdwork-Plattformen: Kaum Kompetenzentwicklung aber wachsender Bedarf an umfassend kompetenten Freelancern.” In:
Trade Unions and Just Transition in Colombia
Presentation at the Conference "Global Perspectives on Labour, Climate Policy and Just Transition: Research Findings from 14 Countries." 5 June 2025, Brussels. 17 Min.
Labour unions and popular movements taking the lead
Just Transition in Colombia
Case Report: Just Transition in Colombia
"Colombia’s geographic and socioeconomic characteristics make the country highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Temperatures are on the rise, causing the glaciers of the Andes to melt. Higher intensity of rains leads to floods and landslides in some regions, while other have experienced severe droughts that impact agriculture and hydropower generation. 94 per cent of Colombians recognize effects of climate change on their daily lives...
What Colombia’s new Congress could mean for the country’s plans for a Just Transition
"Colombia elected a new Congress on 8 March 2026. The elections for the members of the Senate and the House of Representatives were considered an indicator for the upcoming presidential elections taking place on 31 May 2026, particularly regarding the chances of the candidate Iván Cepeda winning the presidency and ensuring continuity of the policies of the leftist government under Gustavo Petro.
I Seminario sobre Planificación Económica y Autogestión
Josè Luis Carretero y Dario Azzellini: Modelos, experiencias y debates para pensar la autogestión en el siglo XXI
Josè Luis Carretero y Dario Azzellini: Modelos, experiencias y debates para pensar la autogestión en el siglo XXI. Instituto de Ciencias Económicas y Autogestión (ICEA), 13.12.2025, 15 min. I Seminario sobre Planificación Económica y Autogestión: Josè Luis Carretero y Dario Azzellini: Modelos, experiencias y debates para pensar la autogestión en el siglo XXI
When Workers Take Over
Commoning Labour and Democracy at Work
"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)
Thinkers, academics, writers, and artists from the United States, India, Chile, Germany, Catalonia, and Scotland call for solidarity against the attacks on Rojava
International personalities call for solidarity with Rojava: Attacks must be stopped immediately
The latest attacks against Rojava and the Kurds indicate that a new international conspiracy is underway. Organizations such as ISIS, al-Qaeda, al-Nusra, and HTS—proxy forces of global capitalism in the Middle East—along with status-quo states, have once again mobilized against the peoples’ struggle for freedom and hope. The on-the-ground organization of the genocidal attack that began after the agreement reached in Paris between the United States, Turkey, Israel, and HTS is being carried out by the Turkish state.
Just Transitions - a global exploration: Colombia
Professor Vera Trappmann speaks to senior researcher Dario Azzellini about his research on Colombia’s approach to just transition in this latest episode of the “Just transitions – a global exploration” series. Dario gives an overview of Colombia’s holistic and community-driven approach to just transition – where unions, activities and communities push for a post-extractivist future, despite immense risks and structural challenges.
https://soundcloud.com/leedsunibschool/just-transitions-a-global-explora...
This podcast episode was recorded remotely in November 2025.
