ABSTRACT
Europe and the capitalist societies of the global North are entering into a major transformation; the outcome of which remains both unknown and – at least for the time being – open to both political and social influence. Without denying the capacity for reform, however, it is nevertheless evident that the economic-ecological 'pincer-grip crisis' has systemic roots: namely, the expansive dynamic characteristic of all varieties of capitalism. Landnahme is therefore always accompanied by specific forms of 'land surrender'. The new Landnahme strengthens private-capitalist ownership rights. The crisis of 2008/2009 is an indicator that market-driven Landnahmen on a global scale are beginning to confront intrinsic, ineluctable limits. In other words, international financial market capitalism, as it has been consolidated in the capitalist centres since the 1970s, can no longer be maintained as a growth project without significant modifications.
