For a Sociological Marxism: The Complementary Convergence of Antonio Gramsci and Karl Polanyi Export

@article{citeulike:3430908, abstract = {The postcommunist age calls for a Sociological Marxism that gives pride of place to society alongside but distinct from state and economy. This Sociological Marxism can be traced to the writings of Gramsci and Polanyi. Hailing from different social worlds and following different Marxist traditions, both converged on a similar critique and transcendence of Classical Marxism. For Gramsci advanced capitalism is marked by the expansion of civil society, which, with the state, acts to stabilize class relations and provide a terrain for challenging capitalism. For Polanyi expansion of the market threatens society, which reacts by (re)constituting itself as active society, thereby harboring the embryo of a democratic socialism. This article appropriates "society" as a Marxist concept and deploys it to interpret the rise and fall of communist orders, the shift from politics of class to politics of recognition, the transition from colonialism to postcolonialism, and the development of an emergent transnationalism. 10.1177/0032329203252270}, author = {Burawoy, Michael}, citeulike-article-id = {3430908}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0032329203252270}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://pas.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/31/2/193}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1177/0032329203252270}, journal = {Politics Society}, keywords = {economy, gramsci, polanyi, society}, month = {June}, number = {2}, pages = {193--261}, posted-at = {2008-10-20 14:02:27}, priority = {2}, title = {For a Sociological Marxism: The Complementary Convergence of Antonio Gramsci and Karl Polanyi}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0032329203252270}, volume = {31}, year = {2003} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3430908 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3430908 N2 - The postcommunist age calls for a Sociological Marxism that gives pride of place to society alongside but distinct from state and economy. This Sociological Marxism can be traced to the writings of Gramsci and Polanyi. Hailing from different social worlds and following different Marxist traditions, both converged on a similar critique and transcendence of Classical Marxism. For Gramsci advanced capitalism is marked by the expansion of civil society, which, with the state, acts to stabilize class relations and provide a terrain for challenging capitalism. For Polanyi expansion of the market threatens society, which reacts by (re)constituting itself as active society, thereby harboring the embryo of a democratic socialism. This article appropriates "society" as a Marxist concept and deploys it to interpret the rise and fall of communist orders, the shift from politics of class to politics of recognition, the transition from colonialism to postcolonialism, and the development of an emergent transnationalism. 10.1177/0032329203252270 IS - 2 JF - Politics Society EP - 261 TI - For a Sociological Marxism: The Complementary Convergence of Antonio Gramsci and Karl Polanyi VL - 31 SP - 193 KW - economy KW - gramsci KW - polanyi KW - society AU - Burawoy, Michael PY - 2003/06/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0032329203252270 ER -