A Left Politics for the 21st Century? Or, Theory and Praxis Once Again
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6307396 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Immanuel Wallerstein (Binghamton University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 143-159 |
| Publication date | 2000-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0739-3148 • E-ISSN: 1469-9931 |
| Publisher | Duke University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1080/713687912 |
| OpenAlex | W1967467694 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 3 |
The two historic pasts of the world left—the French and Russian Revolutions—have lost much of their allure because the underlying theory of history they represented — that history is on the side of progress — has come into doubt in the last thirty years, especially since the decisive turning-point of 1968 and its critique of Old Left movements. This change is explained by the fact that the capitalist world-economy is in fact in structural crisis, with however an uncertain outcome. The article discusses (1) the nature of the structural trends which account for the growing squeeze in the ability to accumulate capital endlessly; (2) the nature of the systemic transition in which the world finds itself, and the reasons why its outcome is uncertain; (3) possible strategies for the world left during the systemic transition
Aesthetics · Capital (architecture · Economics · Left behind · Neoclassical economics · Outcome (game theory · Period (music · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Praxis · Transition (genetics · Turning point · History · Law · Philosophy · Political Economy and Marxism
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,32 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2019 (16) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |