Conjunctural Politics, Cultural Struggle, and Solidarity Economy
An Interview with Kali Akuno
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12162111 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Boone W Shear (0000-0002-2226-4440, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 6-29 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Rethinking Marxism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0893-5696 • E-ISSN: 1475-8059 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08935696.2020.1844541 |
| OpenAlex | W3110534587 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
In this expansive interview, Kali Akuno explores the current political-cultural conjuncture in the United States. Thinking through the responses to the pandemic and the Floyd Rebellion, Akuno analyzes the violence of and tensions between an escalating white supremacy, on one hand, and an intractable (neo)liberalism that is attempting to capture and channel the energies and ideas of the Left, on the other. Akuno locates direction for the Left amid the flourishing of mutual-aid projects and the possibility of a politicized solidarity-economy movement that can fight for and build practices, relationships, and institutions beyond the limitations of the market, the state, and what is deemed to be practical
Expansive · Flourishing · Liberalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Solidarity · State (computer science · Employment and Welfare Studies · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |