david mandel
Université du Québec à Montréal, Poltiical Science, Faculty Member
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The political changes that have occurred in the Soviet Union since the elections of the early spring of 1990 to local and republican soviets, and which were greatly accelerated by the failed conservative coup of 19–21 August, have brought... more
The political changes that have occurred in the Soviet Union since the elections of the early spring of 1990 to local and republican soviets, and which were greatly accelerated by the failed conservative coup of 19–21 August, have brought to a close the ‘perestroika chapter’ of Soviet history initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev. It is no longer a question of ‘restructuring’ the old economic system but of replacing it wholesale by what is termed a ‘normal’, that is, capitalist, economy. Those in power no longer go by the name of communists — the party has been banned by executive decree — but call themselves ‘democrats’.
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S PUBLISHED IN REGULAR JOURNALS 1) Aviezer, O. (1986). Non-verbal communication between four-months-old infants and their mothers during feeding. Infant Behavior and Development, 9, A special ICIS issue. 2) Aviezer, O. (1988).... more
S PUBLISHED IN REGULAR JOURNALS 1) Aviezer, O. (1986). Non-verbal communication between four-months-old infants and their mothers during feeding. Infant Behavior and Development, 9, A special ICIS issue. 2) Aviezer, O. (1988). Organization of interaction between mothers and infants during feeding. Infant Behavior and Development, 11, A special ICIS issue. 3) Aviezer, O., Mayseless, O., Joels, T., Donnell, F., Tuvia, M., Harel, Y., & Sagi, A. (1990). Interaction between kibbutz infants and their mothers during "love hour" and its relationship to the development of mother-infant attachment. Infant Behavior and Development, 13, A special ICIS issue. 4) Sagi, A., Mayseless, O., Aviezer, O., Donnell, F., Harel, Y., Joels, T., & Tuvia, M. (1990). Development of mother infant attachment on traditional and non-traditional kibbutzim. Infant Behavior and Development, 13, A special ICIS issue. 5) Sagi, A., Aviezer, O., Joels, T., Koren-Karie, N., Mayseless, O., Sharf, M., & Van IJzendoorn, M. (1992). The correspondence of mother's adult attachment with infantmother attachment relationship in traditional and non-traditional kibbutzim. International Journal of Psychology, 27, issue 3 and 4, p. 209. F. ARTICLES, BOOKS OR OTHER WORKS SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION Golden, D., Aviezer O., & Ziv, Y. (revise resubmit). Modern pedagogy, local concerns: The "Junkyard" on the kibbutz kindergarten. Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education
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Yurii Marenich, a Ph.D. in economics, is a section director at the Central Institute of Mathematics and Economics of the Academy of Science sof the (former) USSR. He was elected to the October District Soviet of People's Deputies in... more
Yurii Marenich, a Ph.D. in economics, is a section director at the Central Institute of Mathematics and Economics of the Academy of Science sof the (former) USSR. He was elected to the October District Soviet of People's Deputies in Moscow in March 1990, and is a member of the soviet's praesidium and chairman of its Economic Commission. This interview was conducted in Moscow on October 27, 1991 and has been translated from Russian by David Mandel.This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website.
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Starting from the Marxist concept of “primitive accumulation,” the process by which the toilers are forcefully separated from the means of production in the origins of capitalism, this article analyzes the role of the state in the process... more
Starting from the Marxist concept of “primitive accumulation,” the process by which the toilers are forcefully separated from the means of production in the origins of capitalism, this article analyzes the role of the state in the process of capitalist restoration in Russia following the demise of the Soviet Union. The concrete form that that process assumed, the nature of the bourgeoisie and the type of capitalism the emerged from it, provide in turn the key to understanding the authoritarian nature of the Russian state. This is a so-called “managed democracy”—a state whose executive dominates both the popular classes and the bourgeoisie, even while serving the latter’s economic interests.
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The Petrograd Workers in the Russian Revolution is a study of revolution 'from below', from the industrial districts of Russia’s capital. It allows the workers speak for themselves, as conscious, creative subjects of the... more
The Petrograd Workers in the Russian Revolution is a study of revolution 'from below', from the industrial districts of Russia’s capital. It allows the workers speak for themselves, as conscious, creative subjects of the revolutionary process.
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A troubling contradiction lies at the heart of perestroika. Officially, democratisation is the very essence of the perestroika that must proceed hand-in-hand with its other central component, economic reform. But in practice there is very... more
A troubling contradiction lies at the heart of perestroika. Officially, democratisation is the very essence of the perestroika that must proceed hand-in-hand with its other central component, economic reform. But in practice there is very little that is democratic about the manner in which the economic reform has been decided or is being carried out. Only one variant of reform is seriously discussed, the ‘socialist market’, presented to the Soviet people as the sole alternative to the discredited ‘command-administrative system’. Details of the reform, some more important, others less so, become the object of public discussion, but there is no public debate about the kind of society people want. Yet any structural reform of the economy will necessarily have a profound impact on the nature of the society and on the socio-economic situation of all classes, groups and individuals in it.
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The seven-week professors' strike at the Universite du Quebec in Montreal (UQAM) that ended on April 24, 2009 in a significant, if partial, victory is, unfortunately, too rare an event in contemporary Quebec, and, for that matter,... more
The seven-week professors' strike at the Universite du Quebec in Montreal (UQAM) that ended on April 24, 2009 in a significant, if partial, victory is, unfortunately, too rare an event in contemporary Quebec, and, for that matter, North America. It is therefore worth looking into this conflict to see what lessons it might offer for public-sector and other unions in Canada and beyond.
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The conflict in Ukraine has multiple dimensions – international, political, socio-economic, cultural, ideological – that interact in complex ways. Moreover, its analysis is further complicated by t...
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The Petrograd Workers in the Russian Revolution is a study of revolution 'from below', from the industrial districts of Russia’s capital. It allows the workers speak for themselves, as conscious, creative subjects of the... more
The Petrograd Workers in the Russian Revolution is a study of revolution 'from below', from the industrial districts of Russia’s capital. It allows the workers speak for themselves, as conscious, creative subjects of the revolutionary process.
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The Petrograd Workers in the Russian Revolution is a study of revolution 'from below', from the industrial districts of Russia’s capital. It allows the workers speak for themselves, as conscious, creative subjects of the... more
The Petrograd Workers in the Russian Revolution is a study of revolution 'from below', from the industrial districts of Russia’s capital. It allows the workers speak for themselves, as conscious, creative subjects of the revolutionary process.
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After five years in power, the Putin regime remains subject to the most diverse interpretations. Where some observers see a semi-colonial administration serving Western interests, others find a government pursuing a cunning nationalist... more
After five years in power, the Putin regime remains subject to the most diverse interpretations. Where some observers see a semi-colonial administration serving Western interests, others find a government pursuing a cunning nationalist strategy aimed at ...
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The Petrograd Workers in the Russian Revolution is a study of revolution 'from below', from the industrial districts of Russia’s capital. It allows the workers speak for themselves, as conscious, creative subjects of the... more
The Petrograd Workers in the Russian Revolution is a study of revolution 'from below', from the industrial districts of Russia’s capital. It allows the workers speak for themselves, as conscious, creative subjects of the revolutionary process.
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À l'exception de quelques brèves périodes, un des traits marquants de l’histoire de la Russie a été la faiblesse de la société civile face au pouvoir absolu de l'État, pouvoir qu’aucune classe ou couche sociale n'a pu... more
À l'exception de quelques brèves périodes, un des traits marquants de l’histoire de la Russie a été la faiblesse de la société civile face au pouvoir absolu de l'État, pouvoir qu’aucune classe ou couche sociale n'a pu soumettre à son contrôle. Bien qu’il en soit encore grandement ainsi aujourd’hui, le mouvement ouvrier constitue cependant de loin la principale force de résistance populaire. Conséquemment, cette force représente le plus grand espoir de la démocratie et d’une voie de développement allant dans le sens des intérêts de la grande majorité de la population russe. Ce chapitre est un survol analytique du mouvement ouvrier contemporain en Russie, de ses structures organisationnelles, ses orientations socio-politiques et ses luttes. Un accent particulier sera mis sur les obstacles à surmonter avant que le mouvement ne puisse devenir une force efficace pour la défense des intérêts ouvriers.
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The Petrograd Workers in the Russian Revolution is a study of revolution 'from below', from the industrial districts of Russia’s capital. It allows the workers speak for themselves, as conscious, creative subjects of the... more
The Petrograd Workers in the Russian Revolution is a study of revolution 'from below', from the industrial districts of Russia’s capital. It allows the workers speak for themselves, as conscious, creative subjects of the revolutionary process.
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The Petrograd Workers in the Russian Revolution is a study of revolution 'from below', from the industrial districts of Russia’s capital. It allows the workers speak for themselves, as conscious, creative subjects of the... more
The Petrograd Workers in the Russian Revolution is a study of revolution 'from below', from the industrial districts of Russia’s capital. It allows the workers speak for themselves, as conscious, creative subjects of the revolutionary process.
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The Petrograd Workers in the Russian Revolution is a study of revolution 'from below', from the industrial districts of Russia’s capital. It allows the workers speak for themselves, as conscious, creative subjects of the... more
The Petrograd Workers in the Russian Revolution is a study of revolution 'from below', from the industrial districts of Russia’s capital. It allows the workers speak for themselves, as conscious, creative subjects of the revolutionary process.
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The Petrograd Workers in the Russian Revolution is a study of revolution 'from below', from the industrial districts of Russia’s capital. It allows the workers speak for themselves, as conscious, creative subjects of the... more
The Petrograd Workers in the Russian Revolution is a study of revolution 'from below', from the industrial districts of Russia’s capital. It allows the workers speak for themselves, as conscious, creative subjects of the revolutionary process.
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The Petrograd Workers in the Russian Revolution is a study of revolution 'from below', from the industrial districts of Russia’s capital. It allows the workers speak for themselves, as conscious, creative subjects of the... more
The Petrograd Workers in the Russian Revolution is a study of revolution 'from below', from the industrial districts of Russia’s capital. It allows the workers speak for themselves, as conscious, creative subjects of the revolutionary process.
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Starting from the Marxist concept of “primitive accumulation,” the process by which the toilers are forcefully separated from the means of production in the origins of capitalism, this article analyzes the role of the state in the process... more
Starting from the Marxist concept of “primitive accumulation,” the process by which the toilers are forcefully separated from the means of production in the origins of capitalism, this article analyzes the role of the state in the process of capitalist restoration in Russia following the demise of the Soviet Union. The concrete form that that process assumed, the nature of the bourgeoisie and the type of capitalism the emerged from it, provide in turn the key to understanding the authoritarian nature of the Russian state. This is a so-called “managed democracy”—a state whose executive dominates both the popular classes and the bourgeoisie, even while serving the latter’s economic interests.