Book Talk with Ståle Holgerson "Against the Crisis: Economy and Ecology in a Burning World"
In this next entry in our book talks series, Human Geographer Ståle Holgerson will present his book Against the Crisis: Economy and Ecology in a Burning World (Verso).
Time: Thu 2025-10-16 13.00 - 15.00
Location: Large Seminar Room, Teknikringen 74D, 5th Floor. Div. History of Science, Technology & Environment
Book
"CAPITALISM PRODUCES CRISES AND CRISES REPRODUCE CAPITALISM. WE NEED AN ECOSOCIALIST WAY OUT."
If crisis defines our era, we need a coherent socialist policy in response. Ståle Holgersen delves into today’s economic and ecological crises to demonstrate that they are not exceptions to an otherwise functioning system but integral to its operation. It is naive to see these upheavals as opportunities for reform or revolution.
They are the bedrock of the status quo. Fortunately, the vicious circle sustaining capitalism is not founded on an iron law. Our historical mission in the face of the climate crisis is to create a historical exception to the rule. It is time for ecosocialism against crisis.
See full book description on publisher Verso's page .
Speaker
Ståle Holgersen is Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at Stockholm University. His two latest monographs—Staden och kapitalet (Daidalos, 2017) and Against the Crisis (Verso Books, 2024; originally Krisernas tid (Daidalos, 2022))—have focused on economic and ecological crises; the former examining the city of Malmö, the latter analyzing crises more generally. His latest co-authored book—Kris i bostadsfrågan (Daidalos, 2023), authored by Kollektivet Fundament—analyzes the history and possible futures of the Swedish housing system. In 2024, he co-edited Political Ecologies of the Far Right: Fanning the Flames (Manchester University Press) with Irma Kinga Allen, Kristoffer Ekberg, and Andreas Malm.