Carlos Taibo Arias (born in Madrid, 12 May 1956) is a writer, editor, and retired[1] professor of political science at the Autonomous University of Madrid.

Carlos Taibo
Carlos Taibo, in October of 2021.
Carlos Taibo, in October of 2021.
Born(1956-12-05)5 December 1956
Madrid, Spain
Occupationwriter, political scientist, and retired university professor
Website
carlostaibo.com

Ideology

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Carlos Taibo at a conference held at University of La Rioja in 2011.

Carlos Taibo is a staunch advocate of the anti-globalization movement, the degrowth movement,[2] direct democracy[3] and of anarchism.[4] Taibo coined the phrase La globalización avanza hacia un caos que escapa a todo control.[5] He has harshly criticized the idea that because economic growth impacts all spheres (social, economic, and political), it is associated with progress and welfare. This claim, that economic growth is related to progress and social welfare, is commonly questioned by critics of capitalism.

Works

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Carlos Taibo has been a member of socialist journal Sin Permiso since its founding in 2006, and has been published in the media, such as with the newspaper Público.[6] He is the author of more than thirty books in Spanish and Galician, mostly related to political transitions in contemporary Central and Eastern Europe,[7] as well as on geopolitical issues more generally.

Political Transitions in Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe

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  • La Unión Soviética de Gorbachov. Fundamentos, Madrid, 1989.
  • Las fuerzas armadas en la crisis del sistema soviético. Los Libros de la Catarata, Madrid, 1993.
  • Crisis y cambio en la Europa del Este. Alianza, Madrid, 1995.
  • La Rusia de Yeltsin. Síntesis, Madrid, 1995.
  • La transición política en la Europa del Este. Centro de Estudios Constitucionales, Madrid, 1996. In collaboration with Carmen González.
  • Las transiciones en la Europa central y oriental.Los Libros de la Catarata, Madrid, 1998.
  • La Unión Soviética. El espacio ruso-soviético en el siglo XX. Síntesis, Madrid, 1999.
  • Para entender el conflicto de Kosova. Los Libros de la Catarata, Madrid, 1999.
  • La explosión soviética. Espasa, Madrid, 2000.
  • La desintegración de Yugoslavia. Los Libros de la Catarata, Madrid, 2000.
  • A desintegración de Iugoslavia. Xerais, Vigo, 2001.
  • Guerra en Kosova. Un estudio sobre la ingeniería del odio. Los Libros de la Catarata, Madrid, 2001.
  • El conflicto de Chechenia. Los Libros de la Catarata, Madrid, 2005.
  • Rusia en la era de Putin. Los Libros de la Catarata, Madrid, 2006.
  • Parecia Não Pisar o Chão. Treze Ensaios Sobre as Vidas de Fernando Pessoa. Through Santiago de Compostela, 2010.

Geopolitics

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Conferences

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Notes and References

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  1. ^ Roberto Blanco Tomás (12 March 2020). "El copalso es actualmente la realidad cotidiana de muchos seres humanos". A voces de Carabanchel. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  2. ^ Carlos Taibo (14 March 2009). "En defensa del decrecimiento". Asociación Globalizate. Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  3. ^ Europa Press (24 May 2010). "Carlos Taibo señala que el consumo "es para hoy y hambre para mañana" y defiende el decrecimiento y la autogestión". 20 minutos.
  4. ^ Carne Cruda (29 November 2013). "Carlos Taibo: "Solo veo salida en el anarquismo"". Cadena SER. Archived from the original on 13 June 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Globalization is moving towards a chaos that escapes all control"
  6. ^ Carlos Taibo (8 December 2008). "El desempleo y las desigualdades pueden desatar protestas". Público. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008.
  7. ^ Perfil de Carlos Taibo en la páqina web de la editorial Los libros de la Catarata.
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