Paris 1871 and Fatsa 1979

Revisiting the transition problem

Bibliographic Data

ID12716610
AuthorsOnur Acaroglu (0000-0003-3374-3946, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume16
Issue4
Pages404-423
Publication date2018-12-17
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueGlobalizations (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1474-7731 • E-ISSN: 1474-774X
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14747731.2018.1558815
OpenAlexW2904460831
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited18

This article approaches transition as a problem on its own right, through the cases of the Paris Commune of 1871 and the Fatsa ‘Commune’ of 1979. Transition has received scant attention as an object of theoretical inquiry. Prior to Etienne Balibar’s suggestion that the history of the mode of production occurs at the intersections between political struggles and economic contradictions, a theory of transition had not been explicitly explored. Problematizing transition can reveal what is ‘ruptural’ about ruptural moments, indicating the limitations of the prevalent mode of production. This investigation builds on the Althusserian theory of temporal lag, and considers aspects of the cases in order to translate its insights into the historical events, and conversely to develop theoretical initiative based on findings. An examination of outstanding figures and events in the cases suggests that they can inform a theory of transition and address certain challenges of contemporary radicalism

Economics · Epistemology · Linguistics · Microeconomics · Mode (computer interface · Mode of production · Object (grammar · Order (exchange · Political radicalism · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Production (economics · Sociology · Transition (genetics · Communism, Protests, Social Movements · Computer Science · French Historical and Cultural Studies · Law · North African History and Literature · Philosophy

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