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Critical Research on the Global Politics of Hope.
Ana Cecilia Dinerstein is a Reader in Sociology at the University of Bath. Her research on ‘the global politics of hope’ connects critical theory with movements’ autonomous praxis. Her publications include Open Marxism 4: Against a Closing World (Pluto Press, 2019, with J. Holloway); The Politics of Autonomy in Latin America: The Art of Organising Hope (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015), The Labour Debate (Routledge, 2002 with M. Neary) Her book A World Beyond Work? Labour, Money, and the Capitalist State Between Crisis and Utopia (with F.H.Pitts), Emerald 'SocietyNow' series, is forthcoming in January 2021.
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Profile
Ana Cecilia Dinerstein (PhD Sociology Warwick University) is a critical theorist, political sociologist and scholar activist. Her research interest as work, social movements, critical sociology and theory, Bloch’s philosophy, open Marxism, feminism, decolonial horizons and contemporary forms of utopia. She has created a new transdisciplinary research field: ‘the Global Politics of Hope’, the focus of which is the contradictory processes of transformation led by social, labour, indigenous, urban and rural movements mainly in the Global South but not exclusively. Her notion of The art of organising hope, that is the collective resistance and organising processes that give form to alternative realities, horizons and practices, has inspired artists, NGOs and radical pedagogues’ projects in Europeand Latin America. She is the creator and Convenor of the activist scholar female Network Women on the Vergeand the ESRC SWDTP Standing Seminar in Critical Theory. Her publications (translated into Spanish, Italian, Turkish, French, Dutch) include The Politics of Autonomy in Latin America: The Art of Organising Hope (2015, Palgrave), Social Sciences for An Other Politics: Women Theorising without Parachutes (ed. 2016, Palgrave) and Open Marxism against a closing world (ed. 2019, Pluto Press). She has two forthcoming co-authored books for a general audience: A world beyond work? (Emerald, with F. Harry Pitts, 2019) and Dynamics of Hope:(PM, with Sarah Amsler, 2020).
Personal webpage: https://www.anaceciliadinerstein.com
Research interests
Research Interests
- Global Political Economy
- Marxism and Critical Theory
- Feminism
- Philosophy of Hope
- Decolonial theory
- Political Sociology
- Sociology of work: Class, work, labour and labour subjectivity
- Social movements - Urban, rural and indigenous movements
- Social and Solidarity Economy
- The Commons, collective action and pre-figurative politics
- Latin America and the Global South
- Ernst Bloch
- Contemporary forms of Utopia
Research networks
- CITTS
- Global Project
- Seminar in Critical Theoy and Subjectivity, Institute of Sociology, Universidad Autonoma Benemerita de Puebla
- ESRC SWDTP Standing Seminar in Critical Theory
- CESDER - Prodes, Puebla Mexico
- Victoria Deluxe: The Art of Organising Hope
- Social Science Centre
- Unitierra, Oaxaca
- Transnational Institute, Amsterdam
- European Social Movement Network, CES, Columbia University.
- Latin American Council for Social Sciences (CLACSO).
- Founder/Convenor of Labour in Transition (LITTINet-work)
- Founder/Convenor ‘Women on The Verge’
- Institute for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (IEALC), UBA
Editorial and Advisory Roles
Engaged Social Movements, Book Series, Advisory board, Lead: Laurence Cox
Futures of Work, Bristol University Press. Advisory Board, 2018-present.
Work, Employment & Society (BSA). Editorial board 2018-2019
Sociology, Associate Board, 2013-2015 - Guest Editor 2014
Capital & Class. Editor. 2001-2005
Fuegia, Revista de Ciencias Sociales, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, Advisory Board
Latin American and Caribbean Observatory, IEALC. International Advisory Board, 2014-present
Trabajo y Sociedad, Argentina, Advisory board
Sociology of Work Journal, Madrid. International Advisory Board, 2017-present
Knowledge Exchange and Public/Media engagement
- Carving out new politics of hope (by A.Dune) https://www.bath.ac.uk/case-studies/carving-out-new-politics-of-hope-for-2019/
- The Art of Organising Hope: About progressive movements and movements for change across Latin America and the rest of the world,University of Bath, Video: https://vimeo.com/300540585
- TAOH Ghent, video:
- TAOH Ghent video 2:
- Interview by Victoria Deluxe:Hope is an invitation to work together
- Expert comment and interview ‘Recent British Politics after BREXIT and the elections’, Channel 8 Metro, TV Buenos Aires, 15 June,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qsi2QJyLYU
- Expert comment and interview ‘Why BREXIT?’, Asuntos Públicos, Channel 8 Metro, 23/6, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hpnw9cXjfrI
- Expert comment and interview ‘The English Riots and the crisis in Europe’, Asuntos Públicos, Channel 8 Metro TV Cable Vision, Buenos Aires, 15/9
- Public Seminar ‘Concrete Utopia’, New School for Social Research, New York. http://www.publicseminar.org/2017/12/concrete-utopia/
- Interview: ‘Reorganizar la esperanza. Por un Marxismo abierto y decolonial’, Alejandro Mantilla, La Siniestra, http://lasiniestra.com, 15/11/17 .
- One day Debate with Bristol Social Movements: Marx in the key of Hope: Bristol Social Movements and Initiatives’, SWDTP Academic-led collaboration, with F.H. Pitts, January 29.
Willing to supervise doctoral students
Global political economy, class, work and crisis
Urban, rural and indigenous movements in Latin America and the Global South
Social and solidarity economy
Alternative forms of social reproduction and new forms of understanding utopia
The Commons, collective action and pre-figurative politics
Marxism and new critical theory
Decolonial theory and social reproduction feminism
Political philosophy and epistemology surrounding social emancipation
Marxism and the new critical theory
Decolonial theory
Education/Academic qualification
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, University of Bath
Award Date: 8 Dec 2017
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Warwick
Award Date: 1 Jan 2002
Master of Arts, University of Warwick
Award Date: 1 Jan 1996
Bachelor of Philosophy, University of Buenos Aires
Award Date: 1 Jan 1990
External positions
PhD Thesis, Mehmet Erols, University of York
24 Mar 2016Appointed Member of the International Panel for the Evaluation of Working Groups 2016-2-17, , Latin American Council for Social Sciences (CLACSO)
2016Appointed Member of the International Panel for the Evaluation of Research Proposal CLACSO-TNI: Disputing the Public Space in Latin America, Latin American Council for Social Sciences (CLACSO)
2016PhD Thesis, Thomas Henderson, School of Oriental and African Studies
19 Oct 2015 → 21 Oct 2015PhD by publication, Joss Winn, University of Lincoln
21 Jun 2015PhD thesis, Juuso Miettunen:, University of Kent
10 Feb 2015 → 11 Feb 2015Member of the Committee of the Society for Latin American Studies , Society for Latin American Studies
2015 → 2018PhD Thesis, Watcharabon Buddharaska, University of York
9 May 2014External Examiner PhD thesis, Miguel Rivera Quinone, University of Sussex
13 Jan 2013 → 14 Jan 2013External Programme Examiner MA Sociology and Global Change, Manchester Metropolitan University
2013 → 2016External Examiner PhD thesis, Mr Kenji Hosano, , University of East Anglia
27 Jan 2011 → 28 Jan 2011External Examiner for PhD thesis, University of Buenos Aires
15 Aug 2010 → 16 Aug 2010External Examiner MRes Programmes, Department of Politics, University of York
2007 → 2009External Programme Examiner MSc in Comparative Politics, Department of Politics, University of York
2007 → 2009Keywords
- Political Sociology
- Global Political Economy
- Open Marxism
- post colonial and de-colonial theory
- Political philosophy
- critical theory
- social movements
- rural and indigenous movements
- theories of the state
- The politics of policy
- Latin America
- Argentina
- concrete utopia
- work and social reproduction
- economic sociology
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Projects
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Strand 2 - Europe & N. America 2019
Dinerstein, A. C., Amsler, S., Garza, R. I., Maeckelberg, M., Monticelli, L., Cantaluppi, G., Vilardo, S., Öztürk , Ö. G. & Mateos, N. R.
1/01/20 → 31/12/21
Project: Research-related funding
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ESRC Indigenous Youth and Skills Development through Higher Education
Economic and Social Research Council
1/01/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Research council
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BEYOND INFORMALITY: Beyond Informality. Organising life and work in the urban space in the global North and South
1/02/18 → 31/01/21
Project: Research council
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CO-CREATION: The Cohesive City: Addressing Stigmatisation in Disadvantaged Urban Neighbourhoods
1/01/17 → 31/12/20
Project: EU Commission
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UNIVERSITIES FUTURES
Dinerstein, A. C., Facer, K., Lucas, L., Wright, S. & Amsler, S.
Project: Research council
Research output
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A World Beyond Work? Labour, Money and the Capitalist State between Crisis and Utopia
Dinerstein, A. C. & Pitts, F. H., 15 Jan 2021, 1st ed. Bingley: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. 192 p. (SocietyNow)Research output: Book/Report › Book
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A critical theory of hope: critical affirmations beyond fear
Dinerstein, A. C., 28 May 2019, (Acceptance date) Open Marxism against a closing world: Open Marxism 4. DINERSTEIN, A. C., GARCIA VELA, ALFONSO., GONZALEZ, EDITH. & HOLLOWAY, JOHN. (eds.). London - New York: Pluto Press, Vol. 4.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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LA TEORÍA DE LA REVOLUCIÓN INTERSTICIAL DE JOHN HOLLOWAY
Dinerstein, A. C., 11 Jun 2019, In: Constelaciones. Revista de Teoría Crítica. 10, p. 275-301 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open Marxism 4: Against a closing world
Edith Gonzalez, Dinerstein, A. C. (ed.), Garcia Vela, A. (ed.) & Holloway, J. (ed.), 27 May 2019, (Acceptance date) London - New York: Pluto Press. 224 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Rosa Luxemburg: revolutionary warned of environmental destruction and resurgent far right
Dinerstein, A. C., 15 Jan 2019, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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