Marxism and elitism: two opposite social analysis models?

Marxism and elitism: two opposite social analysis models?

The purpose of this article is to contrapose the propositions on power, class and political domination presented by a particular interpretation of Marxism - structuralist Marxism - through a critical dialogue with one of its most paradigmatic authors: Nicos Poulantzas. The article states, against Po...

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Main Authors: Adriano Codato, Renato M. Perissinotto
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Ciências Sociais (ANPOCS)
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ciências Sociais
Subjects:
marxism
élite theory
social theory
nicos poulantzas
class analysis
Online Access:http://socialsciences.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-69092010000100003&lng=en&tlng=en
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Summary:The purpose of this article is to contrapose the propositions on power, class and political domination presented by a particular interpretation of Marxism - structuralist Marxism - through a critical dialogue with one of its most paradigmatic authors: Nicos Poulantzas. The article states, against Poulantzas suggestions, that the insertion of the concept of "élite" in theoretical Marxism may produce positive effects on it, specially making the classist analysis of politics scientifically manageable.
ISSN:0102-6909

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