European Migration Regimes in Times of Crisis
We are experiencing a world in upheaval. 80 years after the victory over German fascism in Europe, all signs around the world point to another major war. It seems as if the rise of fascist forces on the one hand and a deepening political and economic crisis on the other are increasingly converging. In June 2025, Zetkin Forum is hosting an International Marxist Conference to discuss whether fascism is back in Europe. Read more in English or German.
What is the political rationale behind criminalizing migration when capitalism always needs a surplus labour force? In the run-up to the EU elections, this dossier explores the intensification of asylum laws in seven different European states and offers a materialist analysis of the instrumentalisation of migration debates today. Read more.
Projects of the Zetkin Forum
Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research
Every week, our partner Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research publishes a newsletter in which current developments as well as the struggles and and conflicts of our time are analysed from the perspective of the the Global South, highlighting new publications and providing an insight into the work of left-wing intellectuals and research institutes around the world. We publish the newsletter here in German.
Internationale Forschungsstelle DDR (IFDDR)
The aim of the IFDDR is to enrich discussions about alternatives to capitalism with the concrete experiences of socialism in the 20th century. We analyze the functioning of the German Democratic Republic, its contradictions, achievements, and problems in thier historical context. We also draw on research and debates that took place within the socialist bloc and make them accessible to international audiences. Read more.
International Union of Left Publishers (IULP)
Formed in 2020, the International Union of Left Publishers emerged as a platform of left publishers to promote left books, to defend left authors, publishers, and bookshops, and to develop a copyleft method of sharing books across our countries and languages. Zetkin Forum is the coordinator for the European region of the IULP. Read more.
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