Author: Jodi Dean

Jodi Dean is the Donald R. Harter '39 Professor of Humanities and Social Sciences at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York. Her latest publication is Crowds and Party (Verso 2016).

  • New Democracy Against Democracy

    There’s only one country in the world where the decade long crisis of neoliberal global capitalism swept a radical left party into government: Greece. But in 2019, the capacity of … Keep reading »

    International Relations, Social Movements  •  January 16, 2019  •  Aris-George-Baldur Spourdalakis, Dionysia Pitsili-Chatzi, Hilary Wainwright, Jodi Dean and Leo Panitch

  • Jodi Dean – Four Theses on the Comrade

    The 2018 Phyllis Clarke Memorial Lecture presented by Jodi Dean: “Four Theses on the Comrade.” Recorded in Toronto, 16 February 2018. Watch video »

    Social Movements, Theory  •  March 11, 2018  •  Jodi Dean

  • 2018 Socialist Register: Rethinking Democracy

    The antagonism between liberalism and democratic processes is increasingly visible amidst the contradictions of capitalist globalization today. This is seen in authoritarian measures being adopted by so many states, as … Watch video »

    Theory  •  February 24, 2018  •  Leo Panitch, Greg Albo, Dennis Pilon, Ian McKay and Jodi Dean

  • Capitalism vs. Ecology

    We Need to Change Everything! Resistance and Alternatives Toronto — 21 June 2015. It is no longer plausible to propose incremental solutions to the ecological crises of our time. The … Watch video »

    Environment  •  July 12, 2015  •  Niloofar Golkar, Greg Albo and Jodi Dean