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Jan 1, 2019 · This book aims to bring the study of capitalism back to the forefront of critical theory. In doing so, Nancy Fraser and Rahel Jaeggi lay out a bold agenda for a theoretical approach that, in their view, has become almost indistinguishable from liberalism (pp. 5–6).
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Jan 29, 2023 · How should critical theorists re-engage with the critique of capitalism without entrapment in old ideological certainties? They revisit the classical debates about transformative agency, direction and methods of change, and the place of normative ideals and of moral theory in the critique of capitalism in light of the current historical juncture.
Dec 12, 2023 · Nancy Fraser was one of the first critical theorists to revive crisis critique and to do so as part of a comprehensive critique of capitalism that renews the link between analytical diagnosis and critique (Fraser 2011, 2014; see Wellmer 2014 for a critique of the Frankfurt School’s earlier neglect).
Sep 8, 2022 · Critical theorists, on the other hand, tend to treat the capitalist economy and democratic politics as holistically distinguishable spheres of activity. This holistic perspective not only helps critical theorists to more clearly present capitalism and democracy as two conflicting modes of sociation.
Dec 8, 2021 · Joining a long line of works in critical theory, from Karl Marx’s Capital to Hannah Arendt’s Imperialism, Zuboff claims that she produces theory to put us, her readers, on a path toward emancipation from, and resistance against, alienation. Critical theorists generally assume that abstract and holistic thinking can be emancipatory.
Dec 31, 2023 · Classical elite theories assumed an unavoidable opposition of ruling elite and dominated masses; functionalist elite theories assumed competing performances and sectoral elites; critical elite theories identified power elites who were recruited based on social origin.
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