Marxism and World Politics: Contesting Global Capitalism

ISBN-13: 9780415478021 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 296 str.

Alexander Anievas

Opis

This book brings together internationally-distinguished scholars from History, Philosophy, Development Studies, Geography, and International Relations (IR) to examine recent developments in Marxist approaches to world politics. Offering original and stimulating analyses of subjects traditionally at the forefront of Marxist studies of world politics, the collection also considers issues which have yet to be fully explored within a number of disciplines. Examining a wide array of topics ranging from the imperialism-globalization debate, the connections between social structures and foreign relations, the role of identity and imperialist norms in world politics, to the relationship between Marxist and Realist IR Theory, the contributors seek to further theoretical discussions and their implications for emancipatory radical politics. These contributions are structured around two major themes: - The relationship between capitalist modernity and the states-system in explaining the changing patterns of inter-state conflict and cooperation; - The debates within Marxist and IR discourses on the theoretical significance of 'the international', covering topics including uneven and combined development and passive revolution. An impressive collection that seeks to advance dialogue and research, Marxism and World Politics will be of interest to students and scholars of IR, International Political Economy, Political Science, and Historical Sociology.

This book brings together internationally-distinguished scholars from History, Philosophy, Development Studies, Geography, Historical Sociology as well as IR and IPE to examine recent developments in Marxist approaches to world politics and to provide a general review of the key debates and issues.

The essays offer original and stimulating analyses of those subjects traditionally at the forefront of Marxist studies of world politics and the collection is structured around three key themes:

• The relationship between capitalist modernity and the states-system in explaining the changing patterns of inter-state conflict and cooperation.
• How to conceptualise social structures and geopolitical systems.
• The central debates and themes concerning contemporary globalisation. The essays in this section examine specific issues - for example, ideology, the state, and uneven development - in relation to globalisation and provide fresh perspectives for future research in these areas.

Seeking to further advancing dialogue and research within the disciplines of IR and IPE, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of International Relations, International Political Economy, Political Science, Historical Sociology, and specialised courses on Marxism.

Spis treści

The Renaissance of Historical Materialism in International Relations Theory: An Introduction Alexander Anievas  Part 1: The Geopolitics of Capitalist Modernity  1. does Capitalism Need the State-System? Alex Callinicos  2. The Changing ‘Logics’ of Capitalist Competition Benno Teschke And Hannes Lacher  3. Western Hegemony and Transnational Capital: A Dialectical Perspective Kees Van Der Pijl  4. Beyond the Theory of Imperialism: Global Capitalism and the Transnational State William I. Robinson  5. Many Capitals, Many States: Logic, Contingency or Mediation? Neil Davidson  6. Globalization and Ideology: Post-Fordist Capitalism and the Politics of Imperial Consent Mark Rupert  7. To Be Or Not To Be A Reductionist Marxism—Is That the Question? John Hobson  8. Industrial Development and International Political Conflict in Contemporary Capitalism Peter Gowan  Part 2: Marxism and ‘The International  9. Uneven and Combined Development: The Social-Relational Substratum of ‘The International’? An Exchange of Letters Alex Callinicos and Justin Rosenberg  10. Non-Synchronicity, Capitalism and Uneven and Combined Development Sam Ashman  11. The Geopolitics of Passive Revolution Adam David Morton  12. Approaching ‘The International’: Beyond Political Marxism Jamie C. Allinson and Alexander Anievas  13. Politics and the International Simon Bromley

O autorze

Alexander Anievas is a PhD candidate at the Centre of International Studies, University of Cambridge, UK. He is also currently the managing editor of the Cambridge Review of International Affairs and member of the Editorial Board of Historical Materialism: Research in Critical Marxist Theory.