Mark Cowling
Biographic Data
| ID | 960555 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mark Cowling |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mark |
| FAMILY NAME | Cowling |
| SIGNATURE | COWLING M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Teesside University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0439-2262 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Strategies of continuity and discontinuity in the interpretation of Marx's work: The case for discontinuity
The publication of Marx's Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts (EPM) in German in 1933 immediately triggered off debate as to where the document fitted in Marx's theories generally. The obvious possibilities were first, that these writings could be dismissed as juvenilia, and that Marxism as understood by figures as diverse as Lenin, Kautsky, Bernstein, Rosa Luxemburg and Trotsky, none of whom said anything significant about alienation, could b…
Norman Geras’s Political Thought from Marxism to Human Rights
Manuel Castells and Historical Materialism
Considering the very large volume of work produced by Castells, the relative scarcity of secondary literature discussing his theories is somewhat surprising. Castells does not really try to situate his theories about the network society in relation to Marxism. The argument of this paper is that Castells provides a plausible account of some major features of the means of production in the contemporary phase of capitalism, and also of the effects o…
The Political Studies Association Marxism Specialist Group
The Marxism Specialist Group is one of the specialist groups which are an important part of the work of the UK Political Studies Association (PSA). It was founded in 1983 to promote the study of Ma
Can Marxism Make Sense of Crime
In this chapter my intention is to draw on some themes analysed by the above authors and my own reading of Marx in order to give an overview of some areas where Marxism has been, or could be, used to analyse crime. Marx and Engels themselves associated crime with the lumpenproletariat, but I argue that the definition of the lumpenproletariat is foggy, and the concept is dubious for the same reasons that Charles Murray's conception of the undercla…
Intimacy and Responsibility: The Criminalisation of HIV Transmission. By Matthew Weait (London and New York: Routledge-Cavendish, Glasshouse, 2007, 19.95 pb)
This is a fascinating book, which extends effortlessly across disciplinary boundaries to argue a controversial and, at first sight, very difficult case. Starting from his origins in law, Weait takes in biology, philosophy, public health and the sociology of sexual behaviour. In brief, his argument is that it is not appropriate to prosecute people for the harm of infecting others with HIV, partly because of the peculiar nature of this harm, and pa…
Intimacy and Responsibility: The Criminalisation of HIV Transmission. By Matthew Weait (London and New York: Routledge-Cavendish, Glasshouse, 2007, 233pp. 19.95 pb)
This is a fascinating book, which extends effortlessly across disciplinary boundaries to argue a controversial and, at first sight, very difficult case. Starting from his origins in law, Weait takes in biology, philosophy, public health and the sociology of sexual behaviour. In brief, his argument is that it is not appropriate to prosecute people for the harm of infecting others with HIV, partly because of the peculiar nature of this harm, and pa…
Marxism and Criminological Theory: A Critique and a Toolkit
Alienation in the Older Marx
Marx's 'Eighteenth Brumaire': (Post)Modern Interpretations
Representing rape: Language and sexual consent
Marxism, the Millennium and Beyond
This collection investigates the "state of play" in studies informed by Marxism. Among other contributions, it includes an essay on state theory by Bob Jessop, a discussion of fundamental socialist va
Manifesto of the Communist Party
The Communist Manifesto: New Interpretations
Organised into four thematic sections covering issues of text and context, revolution, the working class and other social groups, and the relevance of the Manifesto today, this useful book introduces the Manifesto for students just coming to Marxism. Providing an historical background to the writing of the Manifesto , it highlights the main political and philosophical issues raised in the text, and opens upcurrent debates for which the Manifesto …
Date rape and consent
First publisghed in 1998, this book Mark Cowling attempts to make sense of this massive discrepancy, much of which is now based on how 'date rape' is understood. After a review of the way rape is dealt with in Britain he examines the survey evidence. One major issue he identifies is that of the boundary between rape and normal sex. Arguing this cannot be sharply defined he uses philosophical techniques to look at the issues involved, particularly…
Normal British Misconduct: An Alternative View of Discrimination in Northern Ireland
Judges and the Protection of Human Rights in South Africa: Articulating the Inarticulate Premiss
The Welfare State as a Reproduction Condition of Capitalism: What Does This Explanation Tell Us
The reproduction conditions of capitalism are hard to specify, the phrase itself being too abstract to be meaningful. Another way to find the specific distinguishing features of capitalist reproduction conditions is to seek the same conditions in a socialist economy. Socialists will tend to want a more comprehensive welfare state, but the lack of a welfare state will not mean that the economy is not socialist. Reproduction conditions of both type…
Home ownership, socialism and realistic socialist policy
Norman Ginsburg's article, Home ownership and socialism in Britain: A bulward against bolshevism, CSP, Issue 7, contains a programme for action which might have made good sense following a Labour victory in the recent election. It now seems clear that this programme is unrealisable. The article aims to and an alternative socialist programme based on universal home ownership
Marxism and Social Administration: A Shaky Start
This article examines Taylor-Gooby and Dale's interesting attempt at producing a marxist account of social administration in their book Social Theory and Social Welfare. It argues that their distinction between 'materialist' marxism and the 'idealist' Social Administration tradition breaks down because of an inadequate definition of 'idealism' and because their own variant of marxism is 'idealist'. Their attempt to apply a marxist analysis to Bri…
Alienation in the Older Marx
Can Marxism Make Sense of Crime
In this chapter my intention is to draw on some themes analysed by the above authors and my own reading of Marx in order to give an overview of some areas where Marxism has been, or could be, used to analyse crime. Marx and Engels themselves associated crime with the lumpenproletariat, but I argue that the definition of the lumpenproletariat is foggy, and the concept is dubious for the same reasons that Charles Murray's conception of the undercla…
Normal British Misconduct: An Alternative View of Discrimination in Northern Ireland
Marxism and Social Administration: A Shaky Start
This article examines Taylor-Gooby and Dale's interesting attempt at producing a marxist account of social administration in their book Social Theory and Social Welfare. It argues that their distinction between 'materialist' marxism and the 'idealist' Social Administration tradition breaks down because of an inadequate definition of 'idealism' and because their own variant of marxism is 'idealist'. Their attempt to apply a marxist analysis to Bri…
Home ownership, socialism and realistic socialist policy
Norman Ginsburg's article, Home ownership and socialism in Britain: A bulward against bolshevism, CSP, Issue 7, contains a programme for action which might have made good sense following a Labour victory in the recent election. It now seems clear that this programme is unrealisable. The article aims to and an alternative socialist programme based on universal home ownership
The Welfare State as a Reproduction Condition of Capitalism: What Does This Explanation Tell Us
The reproduction conditions of capitalism are hard to specify, the phrase itself being too abstract to be meaningful. Another way to find the specific distinguishing features of capitalist reproduction conditions is to seek the same conditions in a socialist economy. Socialists will tend to want a more comprehensive welfare state, but the lack of a welfare state will not mean that the economy is not socialist. Reproduction conditions of both type…
Judges and the Protection of Human Rights in South Africa: Articulating the Inarticulate Premiss
Normal British Misconduct: An Alternative View of Discrimination in Northern Ireland
Date rape and consent
First publisghed in 1998, this book Mark Cowling attempts to make sense of this massive discrepancy, much of which is now based on how 'date rape' is understood. After a review of the way rape is dealt with in Britain he examines the survey evidence. One major issue he identifies is that of the boundary between rape and normal sex. Arguing this cannot be sharply defined he uses philosophical techniques to look at the issues involved, particularly…
Manifesto of the Communist Party
The Communist Manifesto: New Interpretations
Organised into four thematic sections covering issues of text and context, revolution, the working class and other social groups, and the relevance of the Manifesto today, this useful book introduces the Manifesto for students just coming to Marxism. Providing an historical background to the writing of the Manifesto , it highlights the main political and philosophical issues raised in the text, and opens upcurrent debates for which the Manifesto …
Marxism, the Millennium and Beyond
This collection investigates the "state of play" in studies informed by Marxism. Among other contributions, it includes an essay on state theory by Bob Jessop, a discussion of fundamental socialist va
Marx's 'Eighteenth Brumaire': (Post)Modern Interpretations
Representing rape: Language and sexual consent
Alienation in the Older Marx
Marxism and Criminological Theory: A Critique and a Toolkit
Intimacy and Responsibility: The Criminalisation of HIV Transmission. By Matthew Weait (London and New York: Routledge-Cavendish, Glasshouse, 2007, 19.95 pb)
This is a fascinating book, which extends effortlessly across disciplinary boundaries to argue a controversial and, at first sight, very difficult case. Starting from his origins in law, Weait takes in biology, philosophy, public health and the sociology of sexual behaviour. In brief, his argument is that it is not appropriate to prosecute people for the harm of infecting others with HIV, partly because of the peculiar nature of this harm, and pa…
Intimacy and Responsibility: The Criminalisation of HIV Transmission. By Matthew Weait (London and New York: Routledge-Cavendish, Glasshouse, 2007, 233pp. 19.95 pb)
This is a fascinating book, which extends effortlessly across disciplinary boundaries to argue a controversial and, at first sight, very difficult case. Starting from his origins in law, Weait takes in biology, philosophy, public health and the sociology of sexual behaviour. In brief, his argument is that it is not appropriate to prosecute people for the harm of infecting others with HIV, partly because of the peculiar nature of this harm, and pa…
Can Marxism Make Sense of Crime
In this chapter my intention is to draw on some themes analysed by the above authors and my own reading of Marx in order to give an overview of some areas where Marxism has been, or could be, used to analyse crime. Marx and Engels themselves associated crime with the lumpenproletariat, but I argue that the definition of the lumpenproletariat is foggy, and the concept is dubious for the same reasons that Charles Murray's conception of the undercla…
The Political Studies Association Marxism Specialist Group
The Marxism Specialist Group is one of the specialist groups which are an important part of the work of the UK Political Studies Association (PSA). It was founded in 1983 to promote the study of Ma
Manuel Castells and Historical Materialism
Considering the very large volume of work produced by Castells, the relative scarcity of secondary literature discussing his theories is somewhat surprising. Castells does not really try to situate his theories about the network society in relation to Marxism. The argument of this paper is that Castells provides a plausible account of some major features of the means of production in the contemporary phase of capitalism, and also of the effects o…
Norman Geras’s Political Thought from Marxism to Human Rights
Strategies of continuity and discontinuity in the interpretation of Marx's work: The case for discontinuity
The publication of Marx's Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts (EPM) in German in 1933 immediately triggered off debate as to where the document fitted in Marx's theories generally. The obvious possibilities were first, that these writings could be dismissed as juvenilia, and that Marxism as understood by figures as diverse as Lenin, Kautsky, Bernstein, Rosa Luxemburg and Trotsky, none of whom said anything significant about alienation, could b…
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