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Topics and Strategic Tools: Two Gateways, One Ecosystem!

In a world of rising inequality and destruction of the earth, hope and clear strategy are vital for the left. Despite growing authoritarianism, there have been notable successes: China's economic rise, Brazil's Worker's Party wins, Cuba's resilience under sanctions, Botswana's diamond use, Berlin's housing activism. What counts as success—state power, local initiatives, lasting impact for the majority of the people? Worlds of Liberation gathers global left achievements to inspire hope and develop democratic socialist strategies. Your contributions are wanted and always welcome.

Case Studies

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Berlin and the expropriation campaign against large corporate housing owners

Authors: Kai Koddenbrock

Meet the citizens who are reclaiming their right to the city and transforming Berlin’s real estate market—one demonstration, one collective action, and one bold idea at a time.

Strategic Tools

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For a gradual implementation of the job guarantee

Authors: Ndongo Samba Sylla

Communities resist mega wind and solar projects imposed without consent, defending land and livelihoods while demanding fair, democratic energy transitions.

Concepts

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Resources

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BRICS Cooperation: Reshaping the New Global Governance Order and Drawing

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Project Team

Contributors

Lisa Tilley

University of London

Dr Lisa Tilley is Senior Lecturer in Development Studies at SOAS, University of London. Her research bridges political ecology and political economy, with a focus on race, gender, class, and colonial legacies. She studies extractivism and socioecological harm, particularly in Indonesia, and is currently completing a book on Liberation Ecology. Her work has appeared in Antipode, New Political Economy, RIPE, and more. She has also co-edited several journal special issues on race, ecology, and the colonial dimensions of development.