PPT-John Bellamy Foster’s Ecological Marxism

By Dr Frank W Elwell This presentation is based on the theories of John Bellamy Foster as presented in his works A more complete summary of Fosters theories as well as the theories of other macrotheorists can be found in . AS Sociology. Learning Objectives. Outline the central principles of five sociological theories:. Functionalism. Marxism. Feminism. Interactionism. Postmodernism. A Sociological Perspective is.... A . AP Comparative Government and Politics. Sachem North High School. COMMUNIST AND POST-COMMUNIST COUNTRIES. INTRODUCTION. Advanced democracies value FREEDOM. Communist countries value EQUALITY. 20. th. Five Step Method for Developing Paragraphs. Controlling Idea (topic sentence). Each paragraph should focus on a specific idea, topic, or argument that works to develop the essay’s general thesis. Explain the controlling idea. Marxism. is an . economic. and sociopolitical . worldview. and method of socioeconomic analysis based on a . materialist interpretation of historical development. , a . dialectical. view of social change, and an analysis of class-relations within society and their application in the analysis and critique of the development of . Ecological succession is the gradual process by which ecosystems change and develop over time. . For example, a bare patch of ground will not stay bare. It will rapidly be colonized by a variety of plants.. By MAJ Reed Burggrabe. 31 JUL 15. Agenda. BLUF. Biography. Context. Content. Impact on current doctrine. Why Study Marxists?. ~30% of the world’s population is influenced by Marxism. “Mass . uprising, revolutionary war, guerilla . Who is Marx?. MARXISM. Meaning. Encompasses many political theories advocated by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels. Human actions and institutions are economically determined, class struggle is needed to create historical change and . By David Vogan & Alaura Itzkowitz. Country of Origin. His Country of Origin was Devonshire, England. Childhood/Young Adulthood. Born . Samuel Bellamy in . 1689, in Devonshire . England. Later he was married and had a child. The Theoretical Basis of Market Liberalism and Institutionalism. What is Ecological Modernization?. The restructuring of institutions to follow environmental interests, perspectives, and rationalities. . The Political Spectrum. Just what are the Left and Right Anyway?. Left. Right. more economic interventionism. more laissez-faire. the . extent to which the government should . or . should . not . intervene in the economy in order to affect desired social outcomes. . Rule of Law. Popular Sovereignty. Respect for Individualism. Equality of Opportunity. Personal Liberty. Rule of Law. The . government and its officials and agents are accountable under the law. . The laws are clear, publicized, stable and fair, and protect fundamental rights, including the security of persons and property. . Marx & Engels: . particularly drawing from . Theses on Feuerbach, Anti-. Duhring. , Dialectics of . Nature. , far from comprehensive. Limitations of Marx. Expansions and contradictions of historical materialism: VI Lenin, Alexandra Kollontai, Antonio Gramsci. social, political, and economic . thought derived from the writings of Karl MARX and his collaborator, Friedrich ENGELS.. At the centre of Marx's work is his analysis of . CAPITALISM. .. How capitalism arose, how it works (for whom it works better and for whom worse), and where it is likely to lead. . Informational Session. Welcome and Introductions. Why Leadership… and Why now? . Brief History of the Yale LET(s)Lead Academy . Overview of the LET(s)LEAD Academy. Application Process. Questions?. Starting with the Why? .