Republicanism and Domination by Capital
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This article is a review of the contemporary ‘leftist’ republican project. The
project stands on two legs, and we examine them both in turn. The first leg is a
novel reading of history. This reading suggests, on the one hand that, contrary
to some popular assumptions, republicanism does have a leftist, even a radical
stream. But on the other hand, it also suggests that several authors and movements that did not self-identify as republicans actually did, in fact, employ a
characteristically republican thinking. The second leg of the project is a normative one. It is essentially an attempt by political philosophers to demonstrate
that there is something in republican theory from which all these leftist, even
radical streams spring forth. Primarily, it is suggested that it is republicanism’s
sensitivity to the freedom-restricting role of great inequalities of power that
provides the normative resource for the development of a characteristically
republican critique of capital and... capitalism. We briefly review the main arguments in favor of these claims, and also, as a conclusion, raise a few challenges
that the ‘leftist’ republican project potentially faces.
Keywords:
republicanism / domination / socialism / Marx / trade unionsSource:
Beyond Neoliberalism and Capitalism, 2021, 141-156Publisher:
- Belgrade: Institute for Political Studies
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- Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Republic of Serbia, Grant no. 200025 (University of Belgrade, Institute for Phylosophy and Social Theory) (RS-200025)
- Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Republic of Serbia, Grant no. 200025 (University of Belgrade, Institute for Phylosophy and Social Theory) (RS-200025)
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IFDTTY - CHAP AU - Losoncz, Mark AU - Tóth, Szilárd János PY - 2021 UR - http://rifdt.instifdt.bg.ac.rs/123456789/2339 AB - This article is a review of the contemporary ‘leftist’ republican project. The project stands on two legs, and we examine them both in turn. The first leg is a novel reading of history. This reading suggests, on the one hand that, contrary to some popular assumptions, republicanism does have a leftist, even a radical stream. But on the other hand, it also suggests that several authors and movements that did not self-identify as republicans actually did, in fact, employ a characteristically republican thinking. The second leg of the project is a normative one. It is essentially an attempt by political philosophers to demonstrate that there is something in republican theory from which all these leftist, even radical streams spring forth. Primarily, it is suggested that it is republicanism’s sensitivity to the freedom-restricting role of great inequalities of power that provides the normative resource for the development of a characteristically republican critique of capital and capitalism. We briefly review the main arguments in favor of these claims, and also, as a conclusion, raise a few challenges that the ‘leftist’ republican project potentially faces. PB - Belgrade: Institute for Political Studies T2 - Beyond Neoliberalism and Capitalism T1 - Republicanism and Domination by Capital SP - 141 EP - 156 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rifdt_2339 ER -
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Losoncz, M.,& Tóth, S. J.. (2021). Republicanism and Domination by Capital. in Beyond Neoliberalism and Capitalism Belgrade: Institute for Political Studies., 141-156. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rifdt_2339
Losoncz M, Tóth SJ. Republicanism and Domination by Capital. in Beyond Neoliberalism and Capitalism. 2021;:141-156. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rifdt_2339 .
Losoncz, Mark, Tóth, Szilárd János, "Republicanism and Domination by Capital" in Beyond Neoliberalism and Capitalism (2021):141-156, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rifdt_2339 .