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| Marxist | |
|---|---|
| Name | Marxist |
| Caption | Karl Marx, 1875 |
| Born | 1818 |
| Nationality | Prussian |
| Major works | Das Kapital; The Communist Manifesto |
| Tradition | Marxism |
Marxist Marxist ideas originate from the works of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, and later theorists who synthesized analyses of capitalism, class struggle, historical materialism, and dialectical materialism. Advocates have produced theoretical texts, political programs, and social movements influencing events from the European revolutions of 1848 to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the formation of states such as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the People's Republic of China. Debates within this tradition revolve around interpretation of key texts like Das Kapital and The Communist Manifesto and application to modern issues addressed by thinkers like Vladimir Lenin, Rosa Luxemburg, and Antonio Gramsci.
Core principles derive from analyses of surplus value articulated in Das Kapital and the theory of class conflict elaborated in The Communist Manifesto. Central concepts include historical materialism associated with Karl Marx, the critique of political economy developed against writers like Adam Smith and David Ricardo, and the role of proletarian agency emphasized by Friedrich Engels. Methodological tools such as dialectics were borrowed from debates involving figures like G.W.F. Hegel and adapted to critique industrial production examined during the Industrial Revolution. Political goals often reference transitional strategies debated in texts and congresses influenced by parties such as the Social Democratic Party of Germany and currents within the Second International.
Origins trace to collaborations between Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in the mid-19th century, with early formations appearing around publications like The Communist Manifesto (1848) and later volumes of Das Kapital. The tradition developed through episodes including the European revolutions of 1848, the activities of groups such as the First International, and later organizational shifts exemplified by the Paris Commune. The early 20th century saw divergent trajectories following leaders and parties like Vladimir Lenin and the Bolshevik Party in the Russian Revolution of 1917, while other national contexts produced movements in countries such as Germany, Italy, China, and Cuba under leaders connected to parties like the Communist Party of China and the Communist Party of Cuba.
Branches include Leninism associated with Vladimir Lenin and the Bolshevik Party, Stalinism tied to policies under Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union, Maoism developed by Mao Zedong in the People's Republic of China, and Trotskyism linked to Leon Trotsky and the Fourth International. Western variants include the theories of Antonio Gramsci and the Italian Communist Party, analytical approaches influenced by Georg Lukács and the Frankfurt School, and structural readings by Louis Althusser in France. Other lines feature developments like Eurocommunism prominent in parties such as the Parti communiste français, libertarian Marxism associated with figures like Rosa Luxemburg, and post-Marxist or neo-Marxist critiques by scholars such as Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe.
Movements inspired by the tradition have ranged from parliamentary participation by the Social Democratic Party of Germany and the British Labour Party to revolutionary insurgencies linked to the Bolshevik Party, the Chinese Communist Party, and guerrilla campaigns like those connected to the Shining Path and the FARC. State formations drawing on these ideas include the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the People's Republic of China, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. International coordination took shape in organizations such as the Comintern and the Non-Aligned Movement engaged with socialist states. Labor organizing influenced trade unions like the American Federation of Labor and political coalitions including the Popular Front in various national contexts.
Scholarly impact spans disciplines shaped by figures like Antonio Gramsci in cultural theory, the Frankfurt School at institutions such as the Institute for Social Research, and economic critiques engaging debates initiated by John Maynard Keynes. Literary and cultural studies adopted methods from theorists such as Terry Eagleton and Raymond Williams; film theory and art history engaged with analyses by Siegfried Kracauer and Walter Benjamin. University departments in regions influenced by the Soviet Union and People's Republic of China developed curricula reflecting canonical texts such as Das Kapital and writings by Friedrich Engels, while journals and publishing houses across Europe and the Americas disseminated scholarship associated with parties and institutes like the Institute of Marxism-Leninism.
Critiques address economic calculations debated by economists reacting to Ludwig von Mises and Friedrich Hayek, ethical disputes raised in responses to policies under Joseph Stalin and debates over human rights in the Soviet Union and People's Republic of China, and philosophical objections by scholars like Karl Popper and Hannah Arendt. Internal controversies involve disputes between tendencies represented by the Bolshevik Party, Mensheviks, Trotskyists, and other factions within the Russian revolutionary movement, as well as later schisms over policy in parties such as the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the Italian Communist Party. Contemporary debates engage scholars and activists around market reforms in the People's Republic of China, transitional justice in post-socialist states like East Germany, and theoretical renewals advocated by academics at institutions such as Harvard University and London School of Economics.
Category:Political ideologies