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Are Entrepreneurs Dangerous to the Market Economy more than Marxists?

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Oleg Komlik

Yes — asserts regarding the odd question in the title one of the founders of Ordoliberalism Professor Franz Böhm: “The entrepreneurs […] in contrast with their emphatic declarations in favour of the market economy, are more inclined, at least, to … Continue reading →

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Erik Olin Wright has contributed to making utopias real

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Oleg Komlik

“Gramsci once described the struggle for social justice as requiring ‘pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will.’ I believe in the world today we need an optimism of the intellect as well: an optimism grounded in our understanding of … Continue reading →

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Reading on Karl Marx’s 200th anniversary

Posted on May 5, 2018 by Oleg Komlik

There’s nothing like marking Karl Marx’s bicentenary reading these “Red” newspapers! 😉 And, read “Karl Marx@200: Debating Capitalism and Perspectives for the Future of Radical Theory“, an interesting Communication, Capitalism & Critique (open-access) special issue, featuring thought- and action-provoking articles by David … Continue reading →

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Calling for Resistance: the Electronic Panopticon of Call Centers and the Neoliberal Future of Work

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Oleg Komlik

by Jamie Woodcock* For Working the Phones: Control and Resistance in Call Centres, I spent six months working undercover in a call centre in the UK. Taking inspiration from workers’ inquiry – a Marxist method of co-research that combines knowledge production with organising … Continue reading →

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What is Political Economy? It is Essentially a Historical Science

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Oleg Komlik

In December 1867 a German positivist philosopher and economist Eugen Dührings published a critical review of Karl Marx’s Capital. Dühring, inter alia, disapproved the Marxist labour theory of value and asserted, based on his own concept of “ethics of sympathy”, that a dichotomy between … Continue reading →

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Back to the Future: Authoritarian Neoliberal Regime versus Democratic Social State

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Oleg Komlik

The destiny of the 20th century, especially after the WWII, has been determined and shaped by the multifaceted confrontation between capitalism and ‘communism’, the ‘West’ vis-a-vis the ‘East’. But history did not end in 1990s, as Fukuyama tried to convince … Continue reading →

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Class struggle — Karl Marx would be proud of this student

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Oleg Komlik

On a whiteboard at the college entrance “Tell us what class are you struggling with and why? The Bourgeoise b/c they control the modes of production“ Although it should be “means of production”, I think this person has already learned … Continue reading →

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What is financialization? Marxism, Post-Keynesianism and Economic Sociology’s complementary theorizing

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Oleg Komlik

The economic crisis erupted in 2007-2008, commonly known around the world as the Global Financial Crisis and in the US as the Great Recession, highlighted – for those who deliberately or unintentionally have in recent years overlooked – the ascendancy of finance, a … Continue reading →

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International Political Economy scholars miss THE question of the 21st century: the rise of a global labor class living in poverty

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Oleg Komlik

In the recent years, more and more International Political Economy (IPE) scholars are dissatisfied with the current state of this field of research and desire to identify the ‘Big Questions’ of the 21st century. In this (open access) article, Benjamin … Continue reading →

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An Angry Person’s Guide to ‪‎Finance‬’ explains in simple terms the defining features of the post-1970s financial system

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Oleg Komlik

 >Open access<Jack Copley (University of Warwick) counters the popular narrative that the 2008 crisis was a purely financial failure that a decent set of regulations would solve, by pointing to flagging capitalist profitability as the motor behind such financial expansion. … Continue reading →

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The Making of British Socialism: Uniting Hope, Faith and Economics

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Oleg Komlik

Why did the British Marxists follow a Tory aristocrat who dressed in a frock coat and top hat? What was the role of Christian theology and idealist philosophy in shaping socialist ideas? Did the Fabians develop a new economic theory? … Continue reading →

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Challenging Governance Theory: From Networks to Hegemony

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Oleg Komlik

Theories heralding the rise of network governance have dominated for a generation. Yet, empirical research suggests that claims for the transformative potential of networks are exaggerated. Jonathan Davies’ Challenging Governance Theory: From Networks to Hegemony takes a critical look at … Continue reading →

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