Marxism

Marxism, Poststructuralism and Warfare

Stephen McGlinchey, Rosie Walters and Dana Gold • Dec 5 2023 • Student Features

Marxists believe that war is a tool utilised by capitalists to ensure their power persists, whilst poststructuralists underline the ‘us’ and ‘them’ hypocrisy in warfare debates.

Marxism

Stephen McGlinchey, Rosie Walters and Dana Gold • May 20 2022 • Online resources

Marxists argue that, contrary to the image of global capitalism as a free world, the dominance of the nation-state in the post-Cold War system has led to ordinary people around the globe becoming divided and alienated.

Review – Routledge Handbook of Marxism and Post-Marxism

Raju J. Das • Jan 31 2022 • Features

This handbook offers an informative overview of different types of Marxism, though tends to conflate Marxism with Post-Marxism.

Alienation and Marxism: An Alternative Starting Point for Critical IR Theory 

Faruk Yalvaç • Jan 27 2022 • Articles

When discussing anxiety as the constitutive feature of society, we should be talking about something social and historical, rather than transhistorical and ontological, for a politically relevant approach.

Socialism on the Periphery of Global Capitalism

Caio Bugiato • Nov 6 2020 • Articles

Marx and Engels paved the road to socialism and fought for it. Today, as long as there is a socialist perspective, the possibility for humanity to leave its prehistory is always real.

Review – The Value of Everything

Brianna Nicole Hernandez • May 14 2020 • Features

With an eclectic view on the economy, Mazzucato constructs a complex configuration of value creation beyond the tangible.

Review – Reading the Postwar Future: Textual Turning Points from 1944

Richard Toye • Apr 22 2020 • Features

This edited volume is a project of intellectual history, exploring how key texts from 1944 reflected on and helped shape a different world order.

Review Feature – Perspectives on Eco-Socialism

Hans A Baer • Jul 14 2019 • Features

At a time when it is apparent that green capitalist proposals are insufficient, these two books are welcome additions to the growing literature on eco-socialism.

Student Feature – Theory in Action: Marxism, Migrants and Borders

Maïa Pal • Jun 24 2019 • Student Features

Marxist IR theory challenges the notion of borders by focusing on the injustices capitalism creates.

Interview – Sara Salem

E-International Relations • Jun 24 2019 • Features

Sara Salem explores postcolonial, Marxist and feminist theory, the Egyptian feminist movement, transnational solidarity and the radical roots of intersectionality.

Please Consider Donating

Before you download your free e-book, please consider donating to support open access publishing.

E-IR is an independent non-profit publisher run by an all volunteer team. Your donations allow us to invest in new open access titles and pay our bandwidth bills to ensure we keep our existing titles free to view. Any amount, in any currency, is appreciated. Many thanks!

Donations are voluntary and not required to download the e-book - your link to download is below.