Globalization, the State and Class Struggle

Abstract

This book publishes an exchange between neo-Gramscian and Open Marxism approaches to contemporary capitalism, ranging from theoretical debate on, for example, the meaning of the state and its relationship to the economy, to the analysis of the meaning and significance of class struggle. Our theoretical disagreements are significant and their practical or political consequences formidable. However, and here we agree strongly, our disagreements are too important to be left undebated and unexplored. The Marxist critique of ideology has been pivotal in enabling critical theories of society to make their mark on the study of world politics. Yet, there has been a notable silence within critical international theory on the contributions of Open Marxism and neo-Gramscian perspectives.