Overview
- Of interdisciplinary interest to scholars in sociology, political science, law, history, and environmental studies
- Offers new perspectives on the capitalist state, drawing from theoretical perspectives within the Marxist tradition
- Provides both a contribution to, and raises new questions for, the elaboration of Marxist political and social theory
Part of the book series: Political Philosophy and Public Purpose (POPHPUPU)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Marxist state theory
- Marxism
- capitalist states
- juridico-political
- contemporary struggles
- social movements
- state theory
- political economy
- socio-legal studies
- critical theory
- Socialism
- Revolutionary Leadership
- Proletariat
- Reproduction of Capitalism
- Social Power
- economic crisis
- Climate Change
- Civil Subject
- Working-Class
- Anti-colonialism
About this book
This book builds on the recent revival of interest in Marx and Marxism, calling for a renewal and refinement of Marxist state theory. It aims to provoke and encourage new debates and critiques that build on—but also update and extend—the rich tradition of Marxist analyses of the capitalist state, including the well-known debates of the 1970s. The chapters present a dynamic and diverse constellation of arguments and perspectives on a range of topics, from general re-appraisals of the capitalist state to investigations of contemporary challenges—including digitalisation, the ecological crisis, the coronavirus pandemic, social reproduction, and critical political economy. What they share is a commitment to an understanding of the specifically capitalist character of the modern state and its significance for any serious discussion of the causes of our current age of global catastrophe and the overcoming of capitalist social relations.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Rob Hunter holds a PhD in Politics from Princeton University, USA. He is a member of the Legal Form editorial collective.
Rafael Khachaturian is a Lecturer in Critical Writing at the University of Pennsylvania, USA.
Eva Nanopoulos is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Queen Mary, University of London, UK.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Marxism and the Capitalist State
Book Subtitle: Towards a New Debate
Editors: Rob Hunter, Rafael Khachaturian, Eva Nanopoulos
Series Title: Political Philosophy and Public Purpose
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36167-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-36166-1Published: 31 October 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-36169-2Due: 01 December 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-36167-8Published: 30 October 2023
Series ISSN: 2524-714X
Series E-ISSN: 2524-7158
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 279
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Political Theory, Political Sociology, Political Philosophy, Socio-legal Studies, Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History