Matthew Dimick on why the base/superstructure model is still of use, and why it should be understood in ontological, not causal, terms.
Review of Mario Mieli, Towards a Gay Communism: Elements of Homosexual Critique, trans. David Fernbach and Evan Calder Williams (London: Pluto, 2018 [1977]) — Joshua Shaw
Joshua Shaw reviews the new edition of Mario Mieli's 1977 classic, Towards a Gay Communism.
Postcolonial States (Part Two) — Coel Kirkby
Coel Kirkby concludes his two-part post on Mahmood Mamdani, the Dar es Salaam School, and state-formation after decolonization in the fourth contribution to our symposium on neo-Marxist state theory and its contemporary resonance.
Postcolonial States (Part One) — Coel Kirkby
Coel Kirkby commences his two-part post on Mahmood Mamdani, the Dar es Salaam School, and state-formation after decolonization in the fourth contribution to our symposium on neo-Marxist state theory and its contemporary resonance.
Socialist Strategy and the Capitalist Democratic State — Stephen Maher and Rafael Khachaturian
Stephen Maher and Rafael Khachaturian on strategic/tactical questions and the democratic state, in the third contribution to our symposium on neo-Marxist state theory and its contemporary resonance.
Capital and Climate in the Critique of the State — Rob Hunter
Rob Hunter on law, the state, and climate change, in the second contribution to our symposium on neo-Marxist state theory and its contemporary resonance.
Notice of New Publication — Cosmin Cercel’s Towards a Jurisprudence of State Communism
A new book from Cosmin Cercel.
Towards a New State Theory Debate — Chris O’Kane
Chris O'Kane introduces our symposium on neo-Marxist state theory and its contemporary resonance.
Notice of New Publication — A New Translation of Max Adler’s The Marxist Conception of the State
A new translation of Max Adler's classic 1922 treatise on state theory.
We Need a New State Debate (Part Two) — Chris O’Kane
The second part of Chris O'Kane's critical reevaluation of Marxist state theories and debates.
We Need a New State Debate (Part One) — Chris O’Kane
The first part of Chris O'Kane's critical reevaluation of Marxist state theories and debates.
Notice of New Publication — Grietje Baars’ The Corporation, Law, and Capitalism
A new book from Grietje Baars.
The Korean War and the Ontology of Intervention: Chen Tiqiang’s “Who Is Undermining International Law?” (1950) — Ryan Mitchell
Ryan Mitchell translates and provides commentary on a key 1950 essay on the Korean War and international law by Chinese socialist jurist Chen Tiqiang.
The Materialist Constitutional Thought of Rosa Luxemburg (Part Three) — Camila Vergara
The third and final part of Camila Vergara's analysis of Luxemburg's materialism in respect of questions of constitutionalism.
The Materialist Constitutional Thought of Rosa Luxemburg (Part Two) — Camila Vergara
The second part of Camila Vergara's analysis of Luxemburg's materialism in respect of questions of constitutionalism.
The Materialist Constitutional Thought of Rosa Luxemburg (Part One) — Camila Vergara
The first part of Camila Vergara's analysis of Luxemburg's materialism in respect of questions of constitutionalism.
Populism, Pluralism, and Corporate Personality — Anton Jäger
Anton Jäger explores the American People's Party and its position on corporate legal personality.
Marxism and New Histories of Human Rights: The Australian Experience — Jon Piccini
Jon Piccini on Marxism and human rights history from an Australian perspective.
“Exploitation, Marxism, and Labour Law”, by Alexis Cukier (Part Three) — A Translation by Joe Hayns and Pearl Ahrens
The third and final part of Joe Hayns and Pearl Ahrens' translation of Alexis Cukier's essay on exploitation and labour law in Marx and Marxism.
“Exploitation, Marxism, and Labour Law”, by Alexis Cukier (Part Two) — A Translation by Joe Hayns and Pearl Ahrens
The second part of Joe Hayns and Pearl Ahrens' translation of Alexis Cukier's essay on exploitation and labour law in Marx and Marxism.
“Exploitation, Marxism, and Labour Law”, by Alexis Cukier (Part One) — A Translation by Joe Hayns and Pearl Ahrens
The first part of Joe Hayns and Pearl Ahrens' translation of Alexis Cukier's essay on exploitation and labour law in Marx and Marxism.
Notice of New Publication — Special Issue of Droit et Philosophie on “Marx et le droit”
A new special issue of Droit et Philosophie on law in Marx and the Marxist tradition.
Notes on the European Union and Privatization — Richard Seymour
Richard Seymour on "Brexit", the law and political economy of the EU, and the strategies and tactics open to a prospective Corbyn government.
Some Hasty Musings on Matters Legal and Economic — Nate Holdren
Nate Holdren reflects on the relation between the legal and the economic.
Neoliberalism, the European Union, and the Question of “Work-Life Balance” — Ivana Isailovic
Ivana Isailovic on the European Union's neoliberal approach to questions of "work-life balance".
Rethinking the Structures of the Hegemonic Discourse of the WTO Judge and Investment Arbitrator: A Gramscian Analysis — Edoardo Stoppioni
Edoardo Stoppioni on the hegemonic power of WTO judges and investment arbitrators.
Brett Kavanaugh and the Global Practice of Constitutionalism — Rob Hunter
Rob Hunter on Brett Kavanaugh's appointment to the US Supreme Court.
Law as Superstructure — Anandha Krishna Raj
Anandha Krishna Raj on Marx, Engels, and the question of base-superstructure relations.
Class, Identity, and a New Hegemony — Rafael Khachaturian
Rafael Khachaturian on Asad Haider's Mistaken Identity, and the debate to which it has given rise.
Rethinking the Right to Food (Part Two) — Michael Fakhri
The second part of Michael Fakhri's two-part post on the sociology and political economy of the right to food.
