Critical theory and contemporary social movements

Conceptualizing resistance in the neoliberal age

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2398031
AutoresCharles Masquelier (0000-0003-1850-6731, University of Exeter, autor de correspondencia)
Año2013
Volumen16
Número4
Páginas395-412
Fecha de publicación2013-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEuropean Journal of Social Theory (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1368-4310 • E-ISSN: 1461-7137
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1368431013484201
OpenAlexW2146818994
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas38

The advent of an unregulated and financial form of capitalism, combined with a sharp rise in income inequalities and economic insecurity since the 1970s, appears to pose, at first glance, a significant challenge for the relevance of the works of first-generation critical theorists, which are often confined to an historically specific 'artistic' critique of the bureaucratic stage of capitalist development. Through an analysis of the various concerns and demands expressed by members of the alter-globalization and Occupy movements, the article nevertheless aims to demonstrate that first-generation critical theory can continue to play a significant role in conceptualizing contemporary forms of resistance by: (1) capturing the social malaise engendered by neoliberal capitalism; and (2) informing the practice of resistance in contemporary capitalist societies

Bureaucracy · Capitalism · Critical theory · Economics · Epistemology · Globalization · Inequality · Neoclassical economics · Neoliberalism (international relations · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Relevance (law · Resistance (ecology · Social science · Social theory · Sociology · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Critical Theory and Political Philosophy · Law · Political Economy and Marxism