Socialist Planning Circles: Building Scaffolds Before the Wreckage
Why is is that socialists form discussion groups about theory but do not form discussion groups about how these theories can turn into socialist plans?
Plans mediate between principles and strategies. Plans ground principles, making them more tangible, while plans give wings to strategies by keeping the long-view in mind. This article is about the necessity of building scaffolds if we expect to build socialist institutions.
About The Author
Bruce
Bruce Lerro has taught for 25 years as an adjunct college professor of psychology at Golden Gate University, Dominican University and Diablo Valley College. He has applied a Vygotskian socio-historical perspective to his four books: From Earth-Spirits to Sky-Gods: the Socio-ecological Origins of Monotheism, Individualism and Hyper-Abstract Reasoning Power in Eden: The Emergence of Gender Hierarchies in the Ancient World Co-Authored with Christopher Chase-Dunn Social Change: Globalization from the Stone Age to the Present and Lucifer's Labyrinth: Individualism, Hyper-Abstract Thinking and the Process of Becoming Civilized He is also a representational artist specializing in pen-and-ink drawings. Bruce is a libertarian communist and lives in Olympia WA.