The End of the Democratic State: Nicos Poulantzas, a Marxism for the 21st Century - Paperback

by Jean-Numa Ducange (Editor), Razmig Keucheyan (Editor), David Broder (Translator)

Features an original contribution by Alvaro Garcia Linera, the Vice-President of Bolivia and one of the best-known living Marxist thinkers
Interdisciplinary in nature with contributions by philosophers, sociologists, historians, and economists
Of interest to those specializing in the study of the state, capitalism, spatial dimensions of modern societies, fascisms, the economic crisis, and the European Union

Back Jacket

This edited volume takes a close look at Nicos Poulantzas's thought as a means of understanding the dynamics of the capitalist, neoliberal state in the 21st century. Nicos Poulantzas has left us with one of the most sophisticated theories of the state in the second half of the 20th century. Poulantzas's influential theory draws inspiration from Marx, Lenin, Weber, and Foucault, among other thinkers, conceiving of the relationship between capitalism and the state as particularly original. This book aims to use Poulantzas's theory of the capitalist state in order to understand important political and economic trends that have taken place since Poulantzas's death in 1979. By entering into a dialogue with current Marxist and critical research in diverse fields such as political science, philosophy, sociology, history, and geography, this volume purports to evaluate the actuality of Poulantzas's thought.

Author Biography

Jean-Numa Ducange is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Rouen, France.
Razmig Keucheyan is Professor of Sociology at the University of Bordeaux, France.
David Broder received his PhD in History from the London School of Economics, UK.