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The paper deals with the definition of the concept of cognitive capitalism as a new historical phase of capitalism. Two main features are very important for this definition: the cognitive and immaterial dimension of labour becoming the leading factor of value creation and the central role played by the control of the production of knowledge and their transformation into goods. We show that the cognitive capitalism dynamics lies on four major transformations occurred since fordism's crisis: the information revolution, the rise of the part of immaterial capital that, incorporated into men, is closely linked to the development of the institutions of welfare state, the cognitive division of labour founded on the knowledges of workforce and its versatility, the relocation of value towards upstream, that is towards the work of conception and elaboration of prototypes. ; L'article est centré sur la définition du concept de capitalisme cognitif comme nouvelle phase historique du capitalisme. Deux traits essentiels dominent cette définition : la dimension cognitive et immatérielle du travail qui devient l'élément-clé de la production de valeur et la place centrale du contrôle de la production et de la transformation marchande des connaissances. On montre que la dynamique du capitalisme cognitif s'appuie sur quatre transformations majeures intervenues depuis la crise du fordisme : la révolution informationnelle, la hausse de la part du capital immatériel qui, incorporé dans les hommes, est étroitement liée au développement des institution du salaire socialisé, la division cognitive du travail qui se fonde sur les savoirs et la polyvalence de la force de travail, le déplacement de la valeur vers l'amont, c'est-à-dire vers le travail de conception et d'élaboration des prototype.

The paper deals with the definition of the concept of cognitive capitalism as a new historical phase of capitalism. Two main features are very important for this definition: the cognitive and immaterial dimension of labour becoming the leading factor of value creation and the central role played by the control of the production of knowledge and their transformation into goods. We show that the cognitive capitalism dynamics lies on four major transformations occurred since fordism's crisis: the information revolution, the rise of the part of immaterial capital that, incorporated into men, is closely linked to the development of the institutions of welfare state, the cognitive division of labour founded on the knowledges of workforce and its versatility, the relocation of value towards upstream, that is towards the work of conception and elaboration of prototypes. ; L'article est centré sur la définition du concept de capitalisme cognitif comme nouvelle phase historique du capitalisme. Deux traits essentiels dominent cette définition : la dimension cognitive et immatérielle du travail qui devient l'élément-clé de la production de valeur et la place centrale du contrôle de la production et de la transformation marchande des connaissances. On montre que la dynamique du capitalisme cognitif s'appuie sur quatre transformations majeures intervenues depuis la crise du fordisme : la révolution informationnelle, la hausse de la part du capital immatériel qui, incorporé dans les hommes, est étroitement liée au développement des institution du salaire socialisé, la division cognitive du travail qui se fonde sur les savoirs et la polyvalence de la force de travail, le déplacement de la valeur vers l'amont, c'est-à-dire vers le travail de conception et d'élaboration des prototype.

Introduction: What is Digital Capitalism? -- Friedrich Engels in the Age of Digital Capitalism -- History and Class Consciousness 2.0: Georg Lukács in the Age of Digital Capitalism and Big Data -- Adorno and the Media in Digital Capitalism -- Communication in Everyday (Digital) Life. A Reading of Henri Lefebvre's Critique of Everyday Life in -- the Age of Digital Capitalism -- Dallas Smythe and Digital Labour -- From Digital Positivism and Administrative Big Data Analytics Towards Critical Digital and Social Media Research -- Social Media, Big Data, and Critical Marketing -- Social Media and the Capitalist Crisis -- Capitalism, Patriarchy, Slavery, and Racism in the Age of Digital Capitalism and Digital Labour -- Digital Labour and Imperialism -- The Information Economy and the Labour Theory of Value -- Conclusion.

"Knowledge Capitalism expands our understanding of capitalism and how modern societies increasingly constitute comprehensive knowledge societies, whereby knowledge through national and international law is the lever that enables the digital giants to have significant effects on the social structure and culture of modern society"--

The striking commercial success of Shoshana Zuboff's 2019 book, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, provides us with an excellent opportunity to reflect on how the present convergence of surveillance/capitalism coincides with popular critical and theoretical themes in surveillance studies, particularly that of sousveillance. Accordingly, this piece will first analyze how surveillance capitalism has molded the political behaviors and imaginations of activists. After acknowledging the theoretically and politically fraught implications of fighting surveillance with even more surveillance—especially given the complexities of digital capitalism's endless desire to produce data—we conclude by exploring some of the political possibilities that lie at the margins of sousveillance capitalism (in particular, the extra-epistemological political value of sousveillance).

In his newest book, Stehr builds on his classic book Knowledge Societies (1994) to expand the concept toward one of knowledge capitalism for a now, much-changed era. It is not only because of the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic that we are living in a new epoch; it is the idea that modern societies increasingly constitute comprehensive knowledge societies under intensive capitalism, wherebythe legal encoding of knowledge through national and international law is the lever that enables the transformation of the knowledge society into knowledge capitalism. The Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights agreement, negotiated between 1986 and 1994 as part of the World Trade Organization, is the backbone of the modern society andmarks a clear historical demarcation, andalthough knowledge capitalism is primarily an economic development, the digital giants who are in the driver's seat have significant effects on the social structure and culture of modern society.

This book takes as its starting point the question of whether contemporary state capitalism simply uses different tools than earlier or other variants of capitalism, or whether it is an altogether new kind of economic regime. It brings together key research and commentary which will help to define the concept of contemporary state capitalism as an economic model and present a nuanced view of state capitalism in action. The editor has selected the articles on the basis of their academic merit, but has also included articles representative of the specific academic climate of a certain time such as Marxist-based concepts. Although these may look 'out-of date' or have been dismissed as unsatisfactory, they are nevertheless important for an understanding of the development of the debate. A clear original introduction by the editor provides an illuminating guide to this topic and indicates new areas for further study and analysis

The author argues for the continued efficacy of the notion of political economy. He challenges the commonplace assumption that capitalism is fixed & constant in nature. Rather, capitalism is intrinsically fluid & contextual, always adapting & deferring completion. He then examines the so-called "new economy," increasingly professionalized, financialized, & spatially dynamic. The new political economy has also impelled new modes of resistance to corporatism, demonstrated in the interdisciplinary discourses across the social sciences & humanities. He calls on fellow academics & intellectuals to write critically in the same fluid, immanent, & dynamic mode that defines the capitalist present. K. Coddon

This article examines contemporary forms of capitalism that have the arts & the sciences as their basis. It highlights the role of civics in forging modes of intellectual capitalism, & the specific nature of their rationality & spatiality. The article discusses the role of creativity & designing intelligence in intellectual capital modes of production & the implications of this for their broader socio-economic constellations. 55 References. [Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications and Thesis Eleven Co-op Ltd, copyright 2005.]

Es wird die These entwickelt, dass die Informatisierung der Arbeit ein wesentliches Merkmal einer Gesellschaft im Umbruch ist. Dieser strukturelle Zusammenhang findet seinen Ausdruck in dem von Manuel Castells geprägten Begriff des "informational capitalism". Zusammen mit einem erweiterten qualitativen Verständnis des Prozesses der Informatisierung als Schaffung einer verdoppelten Welt der "zweiten Natur" kann ein sozialwissenschaftlicher theoretischer Rahmen entwickelt werden: Der gegenwärtige gesellschaftliche Umbruch ist nicht nur mit einer deutlichen quantitativen Ausdehnung der Informationsarbeit verbunden. Spürbarer noch sind die qualitativen Veränderungen, die sich in der Arbeit selbst, in ihren Organisationsformen und auf gesellschaftlicher Ebene zum "social digital divide" (digitale Spaltung der Gesellschaft) beobachten lassen. Informatisierung ist jedoch keine lineare Tendenz, sondern in sich widersprüchlich. Sie bedarf ausgedehnter, sich jeweils neu definierender Zutaten und Interpretationsleistungen, um Information zu Wissen und damit für zielgerichtete Praxis nutzbar zu machen. Die allmähliche Ablösung des Begriffs der "Informationsgesellschaft" durch den der "Wissensgesellschaft" signalisiert das zunehmende Bewusstsein für diese Verschiebung. Information und Wissen, Wissen und Nicht-Wissen bilden eine innere Einheit. Aus dem Spannungsverhältnis von Information und Wissen, von Formalisierung und Subjektivität resultieren schließlich Spielräume für das Subjekt und damit Gestaltungsspielräume für Technik und Organisation. (GB)

As the global financial crisis emanating from the United States shuts down world markets, can globalization survive? Will the resurgent intrusion of the state—and thus politics—into the market lead to protectionism and collapse, as was the case in the early 20th century? Or will the new interconnectivity of climate change and mutual economic dependence—especially between China and the US—deepen global links?The former mayor of Shanghai, legendary Nobel economist Paul Samuelson and Third Way guru Anthony Giddens ponder those questions in this section.

The paper combines a broad theoretical framework of comparable capitalism with the insights from new economic sociology and new institutional economics to understand and assess mechanisms of China's evolution. During the last three decades China's economic system has undergone a great transformation from communism to some form of state-led capitalism. The evolutionary approach that balanced the interests of economic and political actors led to the gradual introduction of a capitalist institutional framework, but also preserved the immense role of the Communist Party. In the course of the reforms, former direct control over the economy has been replaced by more discretionary measures like corporate governance (which conserved the extensive patronage system), and Party affiliation (which allowed for political penetration of the private sector). Supplying examples of mounting economic waste, I argue that China's present variety of capitalism is hardly an optimal solution, and the further development will strictly depend on state and Party withdrawal from economic contorl.