Dario azzellini education Ph. D. (Sociology)

2018 Member of the Preparatory Committee of the 54^th ITH Conference (International Conference for Labour and Social History), Linz, Austria, September 6-8.

Member of the Preparatory Committee of the conference: Our common social future: Commoning and sharing for society, the environment and the economy. A program for a democratic, participatory and transformative social protection Asia-Europe. Co-organizers: Global Social Justice, Transform! Europe, New Economics Foundation, Barcelona en Comù, Fighting Inequality Alliance, Tax Justice Alliance Asia, Asean Parliamentary network for Human Rights, and more. Barcelona, Catalonia, June 8-10.

2016 Production and Commons. Transform! Europe network, Officine Zero, Rome, Italy, March 11-12.

2014 Vom Süden lernen? Gesellschaften im und gegen den Sparzwang, public seminar, Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, Austria, November 19-20.

Socialization and Commons in Europe, How to build an Alternative Project?, European seminar, co-organized by Transform!, Foundation Copernic, Omos,  Foundation Gabriel Peri, Cidefe, Espace Niemeyer, Paris, France, November 7-9.

“Continuidad y discontinuidad de modelos coloniales de explotación y resistencia,” panel, with Germán Rodas Chaves, Antonio Rago Filho, Edna Yiced Martínez and Aldo Miguel Pérez Enríquez, International Bicentenary Conference and 11th international ADHILAC meeting “The Congress of Vienna and its Global Dimension,” University of Vienna, Austria, September 18-22.

2013 Die „neuen“ Protestbewegungen: „Wir zahlen nicht für eure Krise – wir sind eure Krise“, panel, with Nina Bandi, Michael G. Kraft and Christine Schwarz annual Conference of the Austrian Sociological Association (ÖGS), Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, Austria, September 27.

“Venezuela Beyond Chávez II: The Grassroots Perspective,” with Alejandro Velasco, Julio Rodriguez, T.M. Scruggs and Sujatha Fernandes, Left Forum 2013, Pace University, NYC, USA, June 7-9.

The “New” Movements: “We won't pay for your crisis - we are your crisis,” roundtable, with Marina Sitrin and Luis Moreno-Caballud, LAWCHA (Labor and Working-Class History Association) National Conference, CUNY, NYC, USA, June 6-8.

“Latin American Social Movements 14 Years Later: Experiences and Perspectives since 1998,” with Marina Sitrin, Ximena García Bustamante and Greg Wilpert, Historical Materialism Conference New York, New York University, NYC, USA, April 26-28.

2012 “Rohstoffabbau und -export: Widersprüche, Interessen und Alternativen,” stream, co-organizers Karin Fischer and Stefan Pimmer, 28. annual conference of LAF Austria (Austrian Latin Americanist Association), June 1-3, Strobl, Austria.

2011 “Worker Control and Factory Occupations, Global South and North,” panel, Left Forum 2011, Pace University, NYC, USA, March 18-20.

“Militarisierung der Politik und Ressourcenkonflikte in Lateinamerika,” stream, 27. Annual conference of the Austrian Latin American Studies, Strobl, Austria, May 27-29.

2010 “Soziale Bewegungen und Transformationen in Lateinamerika,” stream, co-organizer Raina Zimmering, 5. Conference of German South America and Caribbean Researcher, Philipps-Universität, Marburg, Germany, September 29 – October 1.

“Workers Self-Management and Alternative Work Organization,” panel, Seventh Historical Materialism Annual Conference, University of London, GB, November 11-14.

“Comparative Labor Movements - Strategies and Class Struggles,” panel, Left Forum 2010, Pace University, NYC, USA, March 19.-21.

“Alternative Labor Organizations: Worker Councils and Rank-and-File Control,” panel, Left Forum 2010, Pace University, NYC, USA, March 19.-21.

“Urban Guerrilla Movements, Europe and Latin America,” panel, Left Forum 2010, Pace University, NYC, USA, March 19.-21.

“Alternative Work Organizations,” stream, organized with Maurizio Atzeni and Immanuel Ness, 28th International Labour Process Conference, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, USA, March 15-16.

Conference panels - chair (selected)

2012 “Common goods, public services and money,” The Common Good of Humanity - Actors and Strategies, Centro Congressi Frentani, Rome, Italy, March 29-30.

2011 “The International Civil Observation of Human Rights in Latin America and its Social Dimension,” Left Forum 2011, Pace University, New York, USA, March 18-20.

“Militarisierung der Politik und Ressourcenkonflikte in Lateinamerika,” 27. Annual conference of the Austrian Latin American Studies, Strobl, Austria, May 27-29.

2010 “Soziale Bewegungen und Transformationen in Lateinamerika,” 5. Conference of German South America and Caribbean Researchers, Philipps-Universität, Marburg, Germany, September 29 – October 1.

“Comparative Labor Movements - Strategies and Class Struggles,” Left Forum 2010, Pace University, New York, USA, March 19.-21.

Stream “Alternative Work Organizations,” 28th Annual International Labour Process Conference, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, USA, March 15-16.

Grants

• Kunsthalle Mannheim, Ministry of Education, Culture and Arts of Austria, Foundation Menschenwürde und Arbeitswelt, Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, GUE/NGL European Parliament, research and film production grants, 2017-2018. 19,500 €.

• Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, Menschenwürde und Arbeitswelt and Aktion Selbstbesteuerung (ASB), research and film production grants, 2014-2015. 12,000 €.

• Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and Menschenwürde und Arbeitswelt, research and publication grants, 2013-2015. 8,000 €.

• Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, Solifonds Hans Böckler Foundation, Menschenwürde und Arbeitswelt and Aktion Selbstbesteuerung (ASB), research and publication grants, 2010-2012. 20,000 €.

• Hans Böckler Foundation, publication grant, 2010. 2,000 €.

• Innovative Film Austria, Ministry of Education, Culture and Arts of Austria, Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, Wien Kultur, Solifonds Hans Böckler Foundation, Umverteilen! foundation and Netzwerk, tesearch, travel and production grants, 2009. 35,000 €.

• Hans Böckler Foundation, Ph.D. grant, 2006-2009. 46,000 €

• Hans Böckler Foundation, travel Grants, 2006, 2007 and 2008. 8,000 €

• University of California Berkeley Art Museum / Pacific Film Archives, Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, Foundation Menschenwürde und Arbeitswelt, Netzwerk and ASB, research, travel and production grants, 2006. 27,000 €.

• Arts Foundation, Federal Chancellery, Republic of Austria, Umverteilen! Foundation, research, travel and production grants, 2004. 21,000 €.

• Arts Foundation of Federal Chancellery of the Republic of Austria, Cultural Department City of Vienna, KUPF Innovation Funds Upper Austria, research, travel and production grants, 2002. 16,000 €.

• Ausschuss für Entwicklungsbezogene Bildung und Publizistik (ABP), Martinswerk, research and publication Grants, 1999. 5,000 DM

• Heinrich Böll Foundation, ABP, Netzwerk, research, travel and production Grants, 1997. 8,300 DM.

• ASB und Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (eed), research and travel grants, 1994. 2,000 DM.

Courses taught

Course course number
Montclair State University, Department of Political Science and Law POLS 523

Politics of Developing Areas, 3 h weekly, spring 2018

City University of New York, Joseph S. Murphy Institute for Worker Education and Labor Studies

Economic Democracy Against Economic Crisis: Work and Wealth in the Next Economy.

Course on workers’ self-management, Masters Programs Labor Studies and Urban Studies,

Dario Azzellini and Evan Casper-Futterman, 3 h weekly, fall 2017

Johannes Kepler University Linz, Institute of Sociology, Department of Politics and Development Research