S03E54 - Rabea Berfelde on Socialisation

Rabea Berfelde discusses socialisation, its history and current
socialisation movements.


Future Histories LIVE.


This episode is part of the ‘Future Histories LIVE’ format. For
this, individual episodes are recoded live – that is, in front of
an audience – at irregular intervals. This episode was recorded
on August 6th, during the 2025 Rethinking Economics Summer School
Switzerland, titled “Economics as Resistance. Heterodox
Strategies on Housing, Energy, and Agriculture against the New
Right”.


Shownotes


Rabea at the Center for Social Critique of the Humboldt
University Berlin:


https://criticaltheoryinberlin.de/people/rabea-berfelde/


the Socialization in Theory and Practice research project:


https://criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/projects/socialization-in-theory-and-practice/


the 2025 Rethinking Economics Summer School Switzerland:


https://resuso.ch/


Berfelde, R., & Möller, P. (2025). (Re)-Imagining Housing as
an Infrastructure for Social Reproduction. In J. Groos & C.
Sorg (Eds.), Creative Construction. Democratic Planning in the
21st Century and Beyond. Bristol University Press.


https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/creative-construction


Berfelde, R. et al. (2024). Für eine Linke mit Plan. Luxemburg.
Gesellschaftsanalyse und Linke Praxis. 1/2024.


https://zeitschrift-luxemburg.de/artikel/fuer-eine-linke-mit-plan/


Berfelde, R. & Heeg, S. (2024). Struggling with and through
Knowledge Production: The Campaign ‘Expropriate Deutsche Wohnen
& Co.’s’ Attempt at Housing Definancialisation in Berlin.
Critical Housing Analysis 11 (1): 105-114.


https://www.housing-critical.com/home-page-1/struggling-with-and-through-knowledge-productio


Berfelde, R., & Blumenfeld, J. (2024). Von der
Vergesellschaftung zur Planung und wieder zurück: Über alte und
neue Debatten um Wirtschaftsplanung und Vergesellschaftung.
PROKLA. Zeitschrift für Kritische Sozialwissenschaft, 54 (215),
177–193.


https://www.prokla.de/index.php/PROKLA/article/view/2119


Berfelde, R., & Möller, P. (2023). Radikaldemokratische
Planung der Wohnraumversorgung? Das Vergesellschaftungskonzept
von »Deutsche Wohnen & Co. enteignen«. PROKLA. Zeitschrift
für Kritische Sozialwissenschaft, 53 (212), 561–577.


https://www.prokla.de/index.php/PROKLA/article/view/2049


on the Bavarian Soviet/Council Republic:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bavarian_Soviet_Republic


on the German revolution of 1918-19:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_revolution_of_1918%E2%80%931919


Backhaus, J., Chaloupek, G., & Frambach, H. A. (2019). The
First Socialization Debate (1918) and Early Efforts Towards
Socialization. Springer.


https://www.springerprofessional.de/the-first-socialization-debate-1918-and-early-efforts-towards-so/16761374


on Otto Neurath:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Neurath


Chaloupek, G. (2007). Otto Neurath's Concepts of Socialization
and Economic Calculation and his Socialist Critics. In: Nemeth,
E., Schmitz, S.W., Uebel, T.E. (eds.) Otto Neurath's Economics in
Context. Vienna Circle Institute Yearbook, vol 13. Springer.


https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4020-6905-5_4


on Karl Korsch:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Korsch


on Otto Bauer:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Bauer


Meyer, N. (2023). Otto Bauer on the Long Transition to Socialism.
Left Notes.


https://www.left-notes.com/p/otto-bauer-long-transition-to-socialism


on Karl Kautsky:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Kautsky


Vrousalis, N. (2018). Council Democracy and the Socialisation
Dilemma. In: Muldoon, J. (ed.) Council Democracy. Towards a
Democratic Socialist Politics. Routledge.


https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781351205634-5/council-democracy-socialisation-dilemma-nicholas-vrousalis


Blumenfeld, J. (2023). What was socialization? A look back.


https://sfb294-eigentum.de/en/blog/what-was-socialization-a-look-back/


Critical Theory Network et al. (2024). 11 Theses on
Socialisation.


https://criticaltheoryinberlin.de/en/interventions/11-theses-on-socialisation/


Benanav, A. (2025). Beyond Capitalism – 1. New Left Review. 153
May-June 2025.


https://newleftreview.org/issues/ii153/articles/aaron-benanav-beyond-capitalism-1


Benanav, A. (2025). Beyond Capitalism – 2. New Left Review. 154
July-August 2025.


https://newleftreview.org/issues/ii154/articles/aaron-benanav-beyond-capitalism-2


Muldoon, J. (ed.) (2018). Council Democracy. Towards a Democratic
Socialist Politics. Routledge.


https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.4324/9781351205634/council-democracy-james-muldoon


on Deutsche Wohnen & Co Enteignen (the Berlin Housing
Campagin):


https://dwenteignen.de/en


Hoffrogge, R. (2024). Commons and Constitution: historical and
legal roots of the German socialization movement:


https://sfb294-eigentum.de/de/blog/commons-and-constitution-historical-and-legal-roots-of-the-german-socialization-movement/


for projects on socialization in different sectors see also:


https://communia.de/en/


communia (2024). Socialising Energy. Lessons from radical housing
campaigns in Germany. In: Buxton, N. (ed.) (2024). Energy, Power
and Transition. Transnational Institute.


https://www.tni.org/files/2024-03/State%20of%20Power%202024-web.pdf


on the legal assessment of socialising the energy sector in
Germany:


https://communia.de/energiekonzerne-enteignen-das-geht/


article 15 in the constitution of Germany:


https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gg/art_15.html


for the draft of the socialisation law by the Berlin Housing
Campaign see here:


https://dwenteignen.de/en/material


the Ackersyndikat:


https://ackersyndikat.org/


RWE & Co Enteignen:


https://rwe-enteignen.de/


Hamburg Enteignet:


https://hamburg-enteignet.de/


the socialist calculation debate:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_calculation_debate


the first socialisation conference 2022:


https://communia.de/en/project/socialization-conference-october-2022/


the second socialisation conference 2024:


https://communia.de/en/project/lets-socialize-socialization-for-climate-justice/


on anti-fascist economics:


https://www.exploring-economics.org/en/discover/anti-fascist-economics/


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If you are interested in democratic economic planning, these
resources might be of help:


Democratic planning – an information website


https://www.democratic-planning.com/


Sorg, C. & Groos, J. (eds.)(2025). Rethinking Economic
Planning. Competition & Change Special Issue Volume 29 Issue
1.


https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/ccha/29/1


Groos, J. & Sorg, C. (2025). Creative Construction -
Democratic Planning in the 21st Century and Beyond. Bristol
University Press. [for a review copy, please contact:
amber.lanfranchi[at]bristol.ac.uk]


https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/creative-construction


International Network for Democratic Economic Planning


https://www.indep.network/


Democratic Planning Research Platform:


https://www.planningresearch.net/


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