• Commune Democracy and the Associative Public

    Author(s):
    Peter Critchley (see profile)
    Date:
    1999
    Subject(s):
    Politics and government, Marxian school of sociology, Marx, Karl, 1818-1883, Socialism, Communism, Political science
    Item Type:
    Book
    Tag(s):
    Democracy, Politics, Marxist sociology, Karl Marx, Marxism, Political theory
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/s1jq-5779
    Abstract:
    The argument of this book attempts to show the relevance of Marx's work to the attempt to create a new politics of citizenship. This argues that Marx is engaged above all in an attempt to formulate a new politics - specifically, a communist politics based upon the reintegration of political and social relationships, the overcoming of the state and civil society dualism and the dissolution of both spheres. This means defining democratisation as a repoliticisation, implying the extension of public spaces through a decentralisation resulting from the relocation of power from the abstracted political realm to the social realm. The concept of on active citizenship rooted in society is distinguished from the abstract citizenship conceded by the state, reading Marx in opposition to centralised, bureaucratised elitist state politics. Public life – libertarian communalism – social power and the state – conscious control – free association – commune democracy – the lost traditions of anarchism and marxism – postmarxism – democratisation – radical democracy – democracy as method – Norberto Bobbio, democracy and socialism – the social public.
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    Pub. Date:
    1999
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    Published
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