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NEOREALIZEM IN MARKSISTIČNA KRITIKA
NEOREALISM AND MARXIST CRITIQUE

Author(s): Jaša Veselinovič
Subject(s): Epistemology, Political Philosophy, Marxism
Published by: Slovensko sociološko društvo (in FDV)
Keywords: Neorealism; Marxism; International relations; Uneven and combined development; capitalism;

Summary/Abstract: Marxism in the International Relations discipline is in constant conflict with the prevailing theory – neorealism. At the same time, it seems Marxism has no real answer to it and even regularly succumbs to some of the very shortcomings it sees in neorealism. In the article,we will present the main theoretical standpoints of neorealism and show how they have been addressed by different Marxist approaches. We will discuss the relevant writings of Marx and Engels, the classical theories of imperialism, World-Systems Theory, Neo-Gramscian Theory, and the Theory of Uneven and Combined Development. At the end, through a critique of the Theory of Uneven and Combined Development we will present what is, in our opinion, the most useful approach, one based on epistemological emphasison human praxis and consistent historicising

  • Issue Year: 33/2018
  • Issue No: 86
  • Page Range: 63-81
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Slovenian