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Neoliberalism, Human Rights, and the Socialist Imperative — Umut Özsu

March 21, 2020October 11, 2020 ~ Legal Form

Umut Özsu reviews Jessica Whyte's recent book The Morals of the Market.

Socialism as Counter-Pandemic — Mike Davis

March 14, 2020October 11, 2020 ~ Legal Form

Mike Davis on socialism in a time of pandemic.

The Morals of the Market and the Moral of the Story — Paul O’Connell

March 12, 2020October 27, 2020 ~ Legal Form

Paul O'Connell reviews Jessica Whyte's recent book The Morals of the Market.

All Too Relevant: Marx’s Critique of Rights and Neoliberal Human Rights — Eva Nanopoulos

March 6, 2020September 6, 2020 ~ Legal Form

Eva Nanopoulos reviews Jessica Whyte's recent book The Morals of the Market.

Althusser on School Law — David Backer

February 13, 2020October 27, 2020 ~ Legal Form

David Backer on Althusser's understanding of law and formal education.

No Bases, No Superstructures: Against Legal Economism — Nate Holdren and Rob Hunter

January 15, 2020October 27, 2020 ~ Legal Form

Nate Holdren and Rob Hunter on rethinking the "base/superstructure" model.

Uber, Regulatory “Disruption”, and Class Power — Eamonn Gallagher

December 28, 2019October 27, 2020 ~ Legal Form

Eamonn Gallagher on Uber and the politics of "disruption".

Dictatorship of the Proletariat — Dimitrios Kivotidis

December 11, 2019October 27, 2020 ~ Legal Form

Dimitrios Kivotidis on proletarian dictatorship, in the first entry in our joint LF/CLT collaboration on key concepts in the Marxist legal-theoretical tradition.

Rights, Freedoms, Law, Labour, and Industrial Voluntarism: Some Comments — Claire Mummé

November 2, 2019December 27, 2020 ~ Legal Form

Claire Mummé responds to Matthew Dimick and William Clare Roberts on the question of law in labour struggles.

Rights, Freedoms, and the Law: A Reply to Roberts — Matthew Dimick

October 16, 2019October 27, 2020 ~ Legal Form

Matthew Dimick responds to William Clare Roberts on the question of law in labour struggles.

The Welfare State and the Bourgeois Family-Household — Kirstin Munro

September 29, 2019October 27, 2020 ~ Legal Form

Kirstin Munro on social reproduction under capitalism, particularly the role of the bourgeois family-household, in the sixth contribution to our symposium on neo-Marxist state theory and its contemporary resonance.

On the State Debate Thus Far — Nate Holdren

September 15, 2019October 27, 2020 ~ Legal Form

Nate Holdren on history, climate change, and the relation between state and capital, in the fifth contribution to our symposium on neo-Marxist state theory and its contemporary resonance.

On Legal Rights, Freedom, and the State: A Rejoinder to Dimick — William Clare Roberts

August 27, 2019October 27, 2020 ~ Legal Form

William Clare Roberts responds to Matthew Dimick on the question of law in labour struggles.

Base and Superstructure as Ontology — Matthew Dimick

August 17, 2019October 27, 2020 ~ Legal Form

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

August 6, 2019October 27, 2020 ~ Legal Form

Joshua Shaw reviews the new edition of Mario Mieli's 1977 classic, Towards a Gay Communism.

Postcolonial States (Part Two) — Coel Kirkby

July 19, 2019November 1, 2020 ~ Legal Form

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

July 11, 2019November 1, 2020 ~ Legal Form

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

June 20, 2019November 1, 2020 ~ Legal Form

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

June 6, 2019November 1, 2020 ~ Legal Form

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

May 29, 2019November 1, 2020 ~ Legal Form

A new book from Cosmin Cercel.

Towards a New State Theory Debate — Chris O’Kane

May 24, 2019November 1, 2020 ~ Legal Form

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

April 24, 2019November 1, 2020 ~ Legal Form

A new translation of Max Adler's classic 1922 treatise on state theory.

We Need a New State Debate (Part Two) — Chris O’Kane

April 23, 2019November 1, 2020 ~ Legal Form

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

April 13, 2019November 1, 2020 ~ Legal Form

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

April 10, 2019November 1, 2020 ~ Legal Form

A new book from Grietje Baars.

The Korean War and the Ontology of Intervention: Chen Tiqiang’s “Who Is Undermining International Law?” (1950) — A Translation by Ryan Mitchell

March 5, 2019November 1, 2020 ~ Legal Form

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

February 25, 2019November 14, 2020 ~ Legal Form

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

February 12, 2019November 14, 2020 ~ Legal Form

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

February 2, 2019November 14, 2020 ~ Legal Form

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

January 15, 2019November 14, 2020 ~ Legal Form

Anton Jäger explores the American People's Party and its position on corporate legal personality.

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