2.3. The (Neo) Marxist Challenge

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2.3. The (Neo) Marxist Challenge Learning Objectives: Understand how Marxists describe global politics, and why Identify Marxist views of power and the state Describe world system concept and dependency theory Explain the relevance of Marxist concepts in contemporary global politics

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2.3. The (Neo) Marxist Challenge

Learning Objectives:• Understand how Marxists describe global politics,

and why• Identify Marxist views of power and the state• Describe world system concept and dependency

theory• Explain the relevance of Marxist concepts in

contemporary global politics

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2.3. (Neo) Marxism

• Intellectual Roots• Karl Marx (1818-1883)• Friedrich Engels (1820-1895)• Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (Lenin) (1870-1924)• Leon Trotsky (1879-1940)

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2.3. The (Neo) Marxist Challenge

• A Crisis of Relevance?

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2.3. The (Neo) Marxist Challenge

• A Crisis of Relevance?• The Principles of Marxism

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2.3. The (Neo) Marxist Challenge

• Economic forces dominant (materialism)• Human society is evolving• Key actors are classes (bourgeoisie and the

proletariat)

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• The Contributions of Lenin– Theory of Imperialism– “Vanguard Party”

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• A Crisis of Relevance?• The Principles of Marxism• Marxists, Power and the World System

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2.3. The (Neo) Marxist Challenge

• World System Theory/Dependency Theory• Andre Gunder Frank• Henrique Fernando Cardoso

• Gramscianism and Hegemony• Antonio Gramsci• Robert Cox

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2.3. The (Neo) Marxist Challenge

• A Crisis of Relevance?• The Principles of Marxism• Marxists, Power and the World System• Marxists and Global Politics today

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Summary

Learning Objectives:• Understand how Marxists describe global politics,

and why• Identify Marxist views of power and the state• Describe world system concept and dependency

theory• Explain the relevance of Marxist concepts in

contemporary global politics