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In: Renewal: politics, movements, ideas ; a journal of social democracy, Volume 15, Issue 4, p. 53-61
ISSN: 0968-252X
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In: Renewal: politics, movements, ideas ; a journal of social democracy, Volume 15, Issue 4, p. 53-61
ISSN: 0968-252X
Empire is a new form of sovereignty that has succeeded the nation-state. Empire today has monarchical & aristocratic components with some democratic representation. However, within Empire representation loses its meaning & conflicts with notions of popular sovereignty. Obstacles to democratic reform are discussed, with the conclusion that representative democracy is unrealizable. Counter-power in the form of resistance, insurrection, & constituent power that is unbounded & immeasurable may take the place of democracy. This would be the alternate democracy of the multitude in Empire. M. Pflum
Empire is a new form of sovereignty that has succeeded the nation-state. Empire today has monarchical & aristocratic components with some democratic representation. However, within Empire representation loses its meaning & conflicts with notions of popular sovereignty. Obstacles to democratic reform are discussed, with the conclusion that representative democracy is unrealizable. Counter-power in the form of resistance, insurrection, & constituent power that is unbounded & immeasurable may take the place of democracy. This would be the alternate democracy of the multitude in Empire. M. Pflum
In: Distinktion: Journal of Social Theory, Volume 4, Issue 1, p. 7-18
ISSN: 2159-9149
In: Distinktion: Journal of Social Theory, Volume 4, Issue 1, p. 19-29
ISSN: 2159-9149
In: Reason: free minds and free markets, Volume 33, Issue 11, p. 50-54
ISSN: 0048-6906
In: Rethinking marxism: RM ; a journal of economics, culture, and society ; official journal of the Association for Economic and Social Analysis, Volume 13, Issue 3-4, p. 236-243
ISSN: 1475-8059
In: Rethinking marxism: RM ; a journal of economics, culture, and society, Volume 13, Issue 3-4, p. 236-243
ISSN: 0893-5696
Hardt & Negri respond to comments in a special journal issue (2001) on their book, Empire (2000), by clarifying & expanding on points of criticism. They discuss Empire's relation to Marx & Marxism; address questions about empire & the inclusiveness of imperial sovereignty (which is not to deny differences among multitudes); & explicate the centrality of immaterial labor & information technology in the global capitalist economy (which is not to marginalize the continuing role of material labor). Their conclusion reiterates the possibility for agency by the multitude on both micro- & macro-political levels, & grants their failure as yet to articulate a viable program for organizing counter-empire's resistance & empowerment movements. Their critics are encouraged to further elucidate this & other issues that Empire has not completely realized. 2 References. K. Coddon
In: Rethinking marxism: RM ; a journal of economics, culture, and society, Volume 13, Issue 3, p. 236-243
ISSN: 0893-5696
In: Multitudes, Volume 1, Issue 1, p. 16-28
ISSN: 1777-5841
In: Angelaki: journal of the theoretical humanities, Volume 1, Issue 3, p. 57-72
ISSN: 1469-2899
Hardt discusses various things about his work with Antonio Negri, beginning with how he & Negri came to collaborate on Empire (2000). Why there is renewed interest in the concept of sovereignty is attributed to analyses of the "autonomy of the political" related to Hannah Arendt's & Carl Schmitt's thought as well as a decline in state sovereignty. The relevance of Giorgio Agamben's Homer Sacer to Empire is acknowledged, citing some divergence in Agamben's & Hardt & Negri's work. Looking for a new biopolitics, Hardt offers some remarks on the multitude & resisting sovereignty. Hardt addresses postcolonial thought on the nation-state, highlighting Homi Bhabha's work, particularly the notion of hybridity. Attention turns to a consideration of Empire's methodological features & whether the text might be deemed too eclectic. Hardt then touches on the problematic nature of the debate regarding differences between culture & economy. He also ruminates on postmodernism, theoretical applications of poststructuralism, & the concept of the multitude. J. Zendejas