Democratic marxism 

Introduction: Vishwas Satgar-- Contemporary understandings of capitalism's crises and class struggle-- From marx to the systemic crises of capitalist civilisation, Vishwas Satgar-- Activist understandings of the crisis of 2008, William K. Carroll-- Capitalist crisis and left responses in the global north-- Occupy and the dialectics of the left in the United States, Leah-Hunt Hendrix and Isham Christie-- Austerity and resistance: The politics of labour in the Eurozone crisis, Andreas Bieler and Jamie Jordan-- Beyond social democratic and communist parties: Left political organisation in transition in western, Europe Hilary Wainwright-- Capitalist crisis and left responses in the global south-- Brazil: From neoliberal democracy to the end of the 'Lula Moment', Alfredo Saad Filho-- The global financial crisis and 'resilience': The case of India, Sumangala Damodaran-- Real wage trends and the labour crisis in South Africa, Niall Reddy-- Seize power! The role of the constitution in unifying social justice struggles in South Africa, Mark Heywood.