Crisis and organizing anti-capitalist consciousness in the aftermath of Covid-19
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12979458 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Latham (0000-0003-1539-9686, York University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 322-325 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1942-7786 • E-ISSN: 2633-674X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1942778620962040 |
| OpenAlex | W3089076526 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
For leftists, the “COVID crisis” reveals and intensifies the conditions of exploitation and oppression under capitalism. Can a meaningful movement of workers and the oppressed arise, especially if a longer economic crisis unfolds? Making more visible or intense does not automatically translate into awakening. This essay examines the possibilities for substantial, sustained anti-capitalist organization, given the limits and complexities of worker consciousness. It points to a vicious circle: the absence of widespread anti-capitalist consciousness to populate substantial organizations; the absence of substantial organizations to help foster anti-capitalist consciousness. It suggests a way out via methods and strategies that are appropriate to the “COVID moment.”
Capitalism · Capitalist system · Consciousness · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Economic system · Economics · Epistemology · Keynesian economics · Market economy · Neoclassical economics · Oppression · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Virtuous circle and vicious circle · Employment and Welfare Studies · Law · Philosophy · Political and Economic history of UK and US
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |