Class Struggle: Das Marxist und Das Nationalists

The conflict theory was founded by Karl Marx and then developed by Max Weber. This theory is applied to all phenomena including history. Application of the theory is named as social conflict theory according to which; there are different classes in societies and powerful groups exploit the less powerful groups through using power. According to Marx, we are living the capitalist system since particularly late the 19th Century and the opposite groups in the current world order are mainly working class composed of workers and bourgeoisie. Marx argues that mankind will reach communist society in the end. K. Marx considers the proletariat as the main dynamic of a revolution by the working class. In 1989, Francis Fukuyama writes a very important article which argues declares the invincible victory of liberalism over socialism which some parts of the world had experienced during the 20th Century. Fukuyama's theory is formulated as "the end of the history". Fukuyama refers to some events namely the Fall of Berlin Wall and dissolution of Soviet Bloc as the grounds for his argument. He interprets these events from liberal sides in the late 20th century. Yet, there are some other social incidents, which disapprove the theory of Fukuyama. Social movements, which protest inequalities, economic problem, take place once again when we come last period of the century. This paper aims to discuss emergence of new actors, namely women and children workers, in the class struggle or the history of conflict. Position and importance of these new actors for the history of class struggle will be analysed in depth. This paper will analyse theories both by Marx and by Fukuyama from a critical perspective since the both thinkers have similar position regarding invisible actors (women and child labour) of the dynamics of history though they reach opposite conclusions.

Class, Race Corporate Power

An introduction to our new section "Theory and Class Struggle" by the Section Editors -Raju Das and

There are very few ideas which are closely linked with Marxism as the concepts of class and class conflict. Therefore, it is impossible to imagine what a Marxist philosophy of history or a Marxist revolutionary theory would be in their absence. Hence, as with much else in Marxism, these two concepts remain abstruse and contradictory at all times. Some scholars may argue that, Marx didn't provide any coherent or unique understanding or conception of class and class struggle. In this paper, I would try to explain the origin of the concept of " class " on Marxist theories and how it is developed. The paper argues that in Marxist doctrine, the concept of class is grounded in the process of production and the working class.

2011

Many shy away from Marxism, associating it only with the Soviet Union. This thesis attempts to highlight and briefly explain selections from the large body of western Marxist theory in order to show the independence of Marxism from the Soviet influence and acquaint the reader with some of the significant topics examined by Western Marxists. It begins with a brief history of Marxism and socialism and moves on to an explanation of the fundamental concepts in Marxism. The thesis then covers the views of various Western Marxist theorists, including Adorno, Lukacs, Benjamin, Gramsci, Althusser, and Zizek. It also includes discussions of theorists such as Sartre and Derrida, who, while influential in their own right, made attempts to integrate their theories with Marxism. Huyssen, Andreas.