ANTI-COMMUNISM IS ALL AROUND US
ANTI-COMMUNISM IS ALL AROUND US
Author(s): Jodi DeanSubject(s): Political Philosophy, Political Theory, Government/Political systems, History of Communism
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: anti-communism; critique of ideology; politics of fear; far-right politics;
Summary/Abstract: The essay discusses four theses on contemporary anti-communism: 1) anti-communism is general and international; 2) anti-communism is an operator within capitalist ideology; 3) anti-communism is a politics of fear; 4) anti-communism is a lure that communists should reject. It proposes new theoretical framework to understand and contest many-faced manifestations of anti-communism.
Journal: Praktyka teoretyczna
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 31
- Page Range: 15-24
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English