Corbynism's conveyor belt of ideas
Postcapitalism and the politics of social reproduction
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3832201 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Frederick Harry Pitts (0000-0002-3749-6340, University of Bristol, corresponding author), Ana Cecilia Dinerstein (0000-0003-0043-6165, University of Bath) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 423-434 |
| Publication date | 2017-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Capital & Class (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0309-8168 • E-ISSN: 2041-0980 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0309816817734487 |
| OpenAlex | W2749987832 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 10 |
In this reflection, we assess the theoretical faultline running through the contested current of Corbynist thought and politics at present. On one hand, we find a techno-utopian strand preoccupied with automation and the end of work. On the other hand, a nascent politics of social reproduction with a foreshortened potential to realise the promise of a continental-style solidarity economics in the United Kingdom. Both represent the latest in a series of left attempts to confront the crisis of social democracy that rages across Europe, a crisis to which the British Labour Party has not been alone in succumbing despite recent appearances otherwise. Deindustrialisation collapsed labour's role in everyday life, and a crisis in the society of work eventually passed over into its representative party's electoral decline. Subsequent financial crisis and subsequent austerity have only made things worse. A poverty of ideas prevails that all sides of social democracy's unsteady compromise seek desperately to solve. However, the recent UK General Election shows evidence that Corbynism has renewed Labour's fortunes to some extent. Surveying the competing intellectual currents behind its rise, we suggest that the politics of social reproduction offer a better route forward for the Labour Party than the popular siren call of postcapitalism, and reflect on what the recent general election result suggests for their future development
Austerity · Compromise · Democracy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Reproduction · Sociology · Solidarity · Contemporary Cultural and Social Studies · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,11 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2024 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |