[Individual-members-EL] The new Journal TRANSFORM!

[European Left]

<http://www.transform-network.org/fileadmin/user_upload/pdf/Journal_Transfor
m_2007_1.pdf> The new Journal Transform!

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With the journal Transform! we hope to open up a new space for political-
intellectual debate and dialogue within the European left. It is true that
the internet has significantly intensified cross-border communication
between people, and we believe that the left has still not fully exploited
its possibilities. Nevertheless, the printed word, the print media, is still
enormously important for intellectual discussion as well as for simple
communication. 

Our magazine, whose first number we here present to the readers, will appear
bi-annually in English. Each issue will focus on a commonly determined theme
important for the work of the Transform! network. The current issue's focus
is the future of Europe and the possibilities of transforming it. Alongside
the thematic focus, there will be contributions on current left developments
on the international level or in single countries. In addition, our magazine
will report on current initiatives and projects of the Transform! network. 

Any attempt at founding a transnational medium represents, to some extent,
an experiment and an adventure. It involves not only trying out new ways of
working and starting to communicate in a language which for most
participants is not their mother tongue, but also at the same time creating
a basis for people of different political cultures to work together. Through
this journal, therefore, we would like not just to initiate and support
common left political projects, but also to contribute to the genesis of a
new common political culture of the left. In so doing our journal is
committed to a renewal of the European left. This journal is a common
project of the whole network. 

This first issue's authors come from twelve European countries, the text is
compiled in Austria, edited in New York City, and typesetting and
distribution are done in Germany. We take this opportunity to thank all of
the collaborators for their work, their willingness to be flexible and their
capacity for improvisation. 

Organising a project of this kind on a European scale is ambitious and needs
time to develop. We therefore ask our readers to forgive us for any
hopefully minor errors that may occur. We look forward to receiving your
criticisms and suggestions, as well as your substantive contributions
regarding the topics covered by our journal. 

Michael Brie, Official Representative, Transform! 

Walter Baier, Coordinator and Editor, Transform! August, 2007 

 
<http://www.transform-network.org/fileadmin/user_upload/pdf/Journal_Transfor
m_2007_1.pdf> To read the first issue as PDF file please click here : 
 
http://www.transform-network.org/fileadmin/user_upload/pdf/Journal_Transform
_2007_1.pdf
 
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