[State Theory Series] Ep 1 - Make State Theory Great Again w/ Rafael Khachaturian

Dead Pundits Society

We're currently in between Season 1 and Season 2, so we've decided to take the opportunity to reproduce the "State Theory and Socialist Strategy Series" from 2017 in a more linear and coherent fashion. Old and new listeners, alike, will benefit from this presentation that will unfold over the next week, which develops a critical analysis of the relationship between the capitalist state and socialist strategy. Ep. 1 is a 175-year trek through Marxian state theory, from Marx and Engels to present. Joining me this week to talk about Marxian and Neo-Marxian State Theory is Rafael Khachaturian, a scholar and research associate at the University of Pittsburgh. We argue for the centrality of the capitalist state in our approach to achieving Socialism for Regular-Ass People, and we break down the concept of the state from Marx to Present What is the State? Why does it matter? What did Marx, Lenin, and others have to say about it? How about Gramsci, Miliband, Poulantzas and many others? Tune in to find out. Check out Rafael’s article that I mention early in the show here: “On Thinking With and Against the State,” logosjournal.com/2016/khachaturian-2/ ***Support the new left agends and get access to our back catalog of B-Sides for only $5/month: www.patreon.com/deadpundits*** ------------------------- Twitter: @deadpundits Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/deadpundits Facebook: www.facebook.com/deadpunditssociety iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1212081214 Patreon: www.patreon.com/deadpundits