Johan Alfonsson
@alfonsson.bsky.social
Sociologist. Postdoc. Precarious work, class, alienation, marxist theory. University of Halmstad and University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Author of "Vad hände med arbetarklassen: om svek, makt och ojämlikhet i Sverige"
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How should we define the working and middle classes, and has the latter undergone proletarianisation?
This is the question I address in my article in Capital & Class.
In it, I present a class concept based on value-domination and labour market power. 1/3
doi.org/10.1177/0309...
This is the question I address in my article in Capital & Class.
In it, I present a class concept based on value-domination and labour market power. 1/3
doi.org/10.1177/0309...
Reposted by Johan Alfonsson
Jag har skrivit en recension av Reitter & Norths nya engelska översättning av Kapitalet.
I have written a short review (in Swedish) of Reitter and Norths new translation of Capital:
www.rodarummet.org/web/2025/11/...
I have written a short review (in Swedish) of Reitter and Norths new translation of Capital:
www.rodarummet.org/web/2025/11/...
Anders Ramsay: Kapitalets återkomst
Den första engelska översättningen av första bandet av Karl Marx Kapitalet utkom 1887, fyra år efter hans död. Översättningen företogs huvudsakligen av Samuel Moore, en jurist som var aktiv i arbet…
www.rodarummet.org
November 23, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Jag har skrivit en recension av Reitter & Norths nya engelska översättning av Kapitalet.
I have written a short review (in Swedish) of Reitter and Norths new translation of Capital:
www.rodarummet.org/web/2025/11/...
I have written a short review (in Swedish) of Reitter and Norths new translation of Capital:
www.rodarummet.org/web/2025/11/...
🎶 Ser dig på blåa i april
i telefon i nya jeans
men jag har samma trasor, går och röker samma marlboro
jag minns varenda scen ifrån vår film🎵
i telefon i nya jeans
men jag har samma trasor, går och röker samma marlboro
jag minns varenda scen ifrån vår film🎵
🎼🎵Skuggorna jagar mig i natten
Mörkret pressar ned mig mot gatan
Jag går bland de levande döda
Och köpslår ständigt med mitt liv
Vansinnigheten kryper på mig
Desperationen gör mig galen
Jag är så ensam i natt
Jag är så ensam i natt
Jag är så ensam i natt 🎶🎵
Mörkret pressar ned mig mot gatan
Jag går bland de levande döda
Och köpslår ständigt med mitt liv
Vansinnigheten kryper på mig
Desperationen gör mig galen
Jag är så ensam i natt
Jag är så ensam i natt
Jag är så ensam i natt 🎶🎵
November 23, 2025 at 8:31 PM
🎶 Ser dig på blåa i april
i telefon i nya jeans
men jag har samma trasor, går och röker samma marlboro
jag minns varenda scen ifrån vår film🎵
i telefon i nya jeans
men jag har samma trasor, går och röker samma marlboro
jag minns varenda scen ifrån vår film🎵
Reposted by Johan Alfonsson
Klimatmötet slutade i en urvattnad resolution som inte ens nämner fossila bränslen. Israel har dödat minst två barn om dagen i Gaza sedan ”vapenvilan” trädde ikraft. USA säljer ut en femtedel av Ukraina i ett ”fredsförslag”. Statsministern håller hyllningstal på SD:s partikongress
a black and white cartoon of snoopy laying on top of a wooden house in the rain .
ALT: a black and white cartoon of snoopy laying on top of a wooden house in the rain .
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Klimatmötet slutade i en urvattnad resolution som inte ens nämner fossila bränslen. Israel har dödat minst två barn om dagen i Gaza sedan ”vapenvilan” trädde ikraft. USA säljer ut en femtedel av Ukraina i ett ”fredsförslag”. Statsministern håller hyllningstal på SD:s partikongress
Så har en nyutgåva av denna klassiker kommit, själv har jag bidragit med ett kapitel om otrygga arbeten
November 22, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Så har en nyutgåva av denna klassiker kommit, själv har jag bidragit med ett kapitel om otrygga arbeten
Reposted by Johan Alfonsson
I wrote up some thoughts on the place of class, identity, and left organization in NYC's election for the @hammerandhope.bsky.social newsletter:
Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York City mayoral race overturns the destructive bipartisan consensus that identity politics are simply a dead end.
Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York City mayoral race overturns the destructive bipartisan consensus that identity politics are simply a dead end.
November 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I wrote up some thoughts on the place of class, identity, and left organization in NYC's election for the @hammerandhope.bsky.social newsletter:
Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York City mayoral race overturns the destructive bipartisan consensus that identity politics are simply a dead end.
Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York City mayoral race overturns the destructive bipartisan consensus that identity politics are simply a dead end.
Reposted by Johan Alfonsson
Reposted by Johan Alfonsson
Fronesis pratar om mening, rättvisa och kollektiv organisering i arbetslivet, med utgångspunkt i vårt nästkommande nummer på temat. SocForum på ABF-huset i Stockholm den 29 november! Med Johan Alfonsson, Johan Lindgren, Ella Petrini och Magnus Wennerhag.
November 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Fronesis pratar om mening, rättvisa och kollektiv organisering i arbetslivet, med utgångspunkt i vårt nästkommande nummer på temat. SocForum på ABF-huset i Stockholm den 29 november! Med Johan Alfonsson, Johan Lindgren, Ella Petrini och Magnus Wennerhag.
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Labor hero Joe Hill was executed by a Utah firing squad for a crime he almost certainly didn’t commit 110 years ago today.
His real crime: singing and agitating on behalf of the working class.
His real crime: singing and agitating on behalf of the working class.
November 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Labor hero Joe Hill was executed by a Utah firing squad for a crime he almost certainly didn’t commit 110 years ago today.
His real crime: singing and agitating on behalf of the working class.
His real crime: singing and agitating on behalf of the working class.
"För att vänstern ska vinna måste vi vinna medelklassen i en löntagarallians". Samtidigt i verkligheten: den breda vänsterns förlust beror helt på att arbetarklassen övergett dem:
November 19, 2025 at 10:09 AM
"För att vänstern ska vinna måste vi vinna medelklassen i en löntagarallians". Samtidigt i verkligheten: den breda vänsterns förlust beror helt på att arbetarklassen övergett dem:
Reposted by Johan Alfonsson
The Danish Social Democrats who have pursued far right policies on immigration and governs with the centre-right are set to lose in Copenhagen for the first time in a 100 years, while the left looks set to win a major victory today.
November 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The Danish Social Democrats who have pursued far right policies on immigration and governs with the centre-right are set to lose in Copenhagen for the first time in a 100 years, while the left looks set to win a major victory today.
Does anyone have any tips on good articles about the Gen Z protests?
November 18, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Does anyone have any tips on good articles about the Gen Z protests?
Reposted by Johan Alfonsson
The Pacific Islands pavillion at COP30 just had to close due to flooding. Seriously...
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The Pacific Islands pavillion at COP30 just had to close due to flooding. Seriously...
På onsdag pratar jag om min bok på lagerhusets bibliotek i Göteborg. Utlovar många bra siffror!
Föreläsning: Vad hände med arbetarklassen?
Välkommen på en föreläsning med sociologen Johan Alfonson, aktuell med boken Vad hände med arbetarklassen? Förr utmålades arbetarklassen som drivkraften för välstånd i vårt land. Idag beskrivs den all...
goteborg.se
November 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
På onsdag pratar jag om min bok på lagerhusets bibliotek i Göteborg. Utlovar många bra siffror!
Reposted by Johan Alfonsson
I år jobbar kvinnor gratis från och med klockan 16.11 på måndagen – en minut längre än i fjol.
Lönegapet växer – för femte året i rad
Chefsekonomen: ”Helhetsbilden ser ännu sämre ut.”
www.etc.se
November 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I år jobbar kvinnor gratis från och med klockan 16.11 på måndagen – en minut längre än i fjol.
Reposted by Johan Alfonsson
The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Here are some more exact numbers on which I based this article: Sweden has 4.43 billionaires per capita; the US has 2.69. In Sweden, the billionaires own 34% of the GDP; in the US, it is 26.5%. The days of Swedish equality are long gone.
The decline of Swedish social democracy is an illuminating case study in why the Left is losing the working class. It also offers clues as to how the Left might win workers back.
How Sweden’s Social Democrats Abandoned the Working Class
The decline of Swedish social democracy is an illuminating case study in why the Left is losing the working class. It also offers clues as to how the Left might win workers back.
jacobin.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Here are some more exact numbers on which I based this article: Sweden has 4.43 billionaires per capita; the US has 2.69. In Sweden, the billionaires own 34% of the GDP; in the US, it is 26.5%. The days of Swedish equality are long gone.
Reposted by Johan Alfonsson
How should we define the working and middle classes, and has the latter undergone proletarianisation?
This is the question I address in my article in Capital & Class.
In it, I present a class concept based on value-domination and labour market power. 1/3
doi.org/10.1177/0309...
This is the question I address in my article in Capital & Class.
In it, I present a class concept based on value-domination and labour market power. 1/3
doi.org/10.1177/0309...
November 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
How should we define the working and middle classes, and has the latter undergone proletarianisation?
This is the question I address in my article in Capital & Class.
In it, I present a class concept based on value-domination and labour market power. 1/3
doi.org/10.1177/0309...
This is the question I address in my article in Capital & Class.
In it, I present a class concept based on value-domination and labour market power. 1/3
doi.org/10.1177/0309...
How should we define the working and middle classes, and has the latter undergone proletarianisation?
This is the question I address in my article in Capital & Class.
In it, I present a class concept based on value-domination and labour market power. 1/3
doi.org/10.1177/0309...
This is the question I address in my article in Capital & Class.
In it, I present a class concept based on value-domination and labour market power. 1/3
doi.org/10.1177/0309...
November 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
How should we define the working and middle classes, and has the latter undergone proletarianisation?
This is the question I address in my article in Capital & Class.
In it, I present a class concept based on value-domination and labour market power. 1/3
doi.org/10.1177/0309...
This is the question I address in my article in Capital & Class.
In it, I present a class concept based on value-domination and labour market power. 1/3
doi.org/10.1177/0309...
SD: Skrota lagen om hets mot folkgrupp
SD: Skrota lagen om hets mot folkgrupp
Senaste nytt • Snabba nyheter från Aftonbladet
www.aftonbladet.se
November 14, 2025 at 7:03 AM
SD: Skrota lagen om hets mot folkgrupp
Reposted by Johan Alfonsson
The decline of Swedish social democracy is an illuminating case study in why the Left is losing the working class. It also offers clues as to how the Left might win workers back.
How Sweden’s Social Democrats Abandoned the Working Class
The decline of Swedish social democracy is an illuminating case study in why the Left is losing the working class. It also offers clues as to how the Left might win workers back.
jacobin.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The decline of Swedish social democracy is an illuminating case study in why the Left is losing the working class. It also offers clues as to how the Left might win workers back.
Reposted by Johan Alfonsson
I wrote a piece for @jacobinmag.bsky.social .
”The decline of Swedish social democracy is an illuminating case study in why the Left is losing the working class. It also offers clues as to how the Left might win workers back”
”The decline of Swedish social democracy is an illuminating case study in why the Left is losing the working class. It also offers clues as to how the Left might win workers back”
How Sweden’s Social Democrats Abandoned the Working Class
The decline of Swedish social democracy is an illuminating case study in why the Left is losing the working class. It also offers clues as to how the Left might win workers back.
jacobin.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I wrote a piece for @jacobinmag.bsky.social .
”The decline of Swedish social democracy is an illuminating case study in why the Left is losing the working class. It also offers clues as to how the Left might win workers back”
”The decline of Swedish social democracy is an illuminating case study in why the Left is losing the working class. It also offers clues as to how the Left might win workers back”
I wrote a piece for @jacobinmag.bsky.social .
”The decline of Swedish social democracy is an illuminating case study in why the Left is losing the working class. It also offers clues as to how the Left might win workers back”
”The decline of Swedish social democracy is an illuminating case study in why the Left is losing the working class. It also offers clues as to how the Left might win workers back”
How Sweden’s Social Democrats Abandoned the Working Class
The decline of Swedish social democracy is an illuminating case study in why the Left is losing the working class. It also offers clues as to how the Left might win workers back.
jacobin.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I wrote a piece for @jacobinmag.bsky.social .
”The decline of Swedish social democracy is an illuminating case study in why the Left is losing the working class. It also offers clues as to how the Left might win workers back”
”The decline of Swedish social democracy is an illuminating case study in why the Left is losing the working class. It also offers clues as to how the Left might win workers back”
I wrote a pice for @jacobinmag.bsky.social .
”The decline of Swedish social democracy is an illuminating case study in why the Left is losing the working class. It also offers clues as to how the Left might win workers back”
”The decline of Swedish social democracy is an illuminating case study in why the Left is losing the working class. It also offers clues as to how the Left might win workers back”
How Sweden’s Social Democrats Abandoned the Working Class
The decline of Swedish social democracy is an illuminating case study in why the Left is losing the working class. It also offers clues as to how the Left might win workers back.
jacobin.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I wrote a pice for @jacobinmag.bsky.social .
”The decline of Swedish social democracy is an illuminating case study in why the Left is losing the working class. It also offers clues as to how the Left might win workers back”
”The decline of Swedish social democracy is an illuminating case study in why the Left is losing the working class. It also offers clues as to how the Left might win workers back”
Reposted by Johan Alfonsson
Stoppa folkmordet i Sudan.
"Hjälp oss Sverige. Agera nu. Barnen i Sudan kan inte vänta", ropar demonstranterna.
"Hjälp oss Sverige. Agera nu. Barnen i Sudan kan inte vänta", ropar demonstranterna.
November 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Stoppa folkmordet i Sudan.
"Hjälp oss Sverige. Agera nu. Barnen i Sudan kan inte vänta", ropar demonstranterna.
"Hjälp oss Sverige. Agera nu. Barnen i Sudan kan inte vänta", ropar demonstranterna.