Authoritarian Collectivism and Real Socialism - Twentieth Century Trajectory, Twenty-First Century Issues

The book discusses so-called real socialism and offers an alternative conceptualization of it as authoritarian collectivism, making use of an analytical methodology. It concentrates on the principles of 'real socialism' in its golden age but also assesses its present embrace of capitalism.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Authoritarian Collectivism and the Political Dimension; 2. Political Command: The Elementary 'Cell- Form'; 3. The Party- State and Political Commands; 4. The Law, Rights and the Judiciary; 5. The Nomenklatura: Political Power and Social Privilege; 6. Political Systems and Political Regimes; 7. Developmental Trends; 8. Authoritarian Collectivism and Capitalism Today; 9. Socialism and Communism; 10. Looking into the Future; Notes; References; Index.

About the author

José Maurício Domingues has a PhD in Sociology from the London School of Economics. He teaches at UERJ (Brazil) and he received the Annelise Mayer Research Award of the Humboldt Foundation in 2018.

Summary

The book discusses so-called real socialism and offers an alternative conceptualization of it as authoritarian collectivism, making use of an analytical methodology. It concentrates on the principles of ‘real socialism’ in its golden age but also assesses its present embrace of capitalism.

Product details

• Authors: Jose Mauricio Domingues, Domingues Jose Mauricio
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9781839980770
• ISBN: 978-1-83998-077-0
• No. of pages: 96
• Series: Anthem Impact
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Political Science, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Politics and government, Political science and theory, Society and culture: general, Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies