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CONTESTED POLITCAL ECONOMY

CONTESTED POLITCAL ECONOMY. WHY THE WORKING CLASS (STILL) MATTERS IN IPE. Overview. Why does the working class matter? Workers within and against capitalism The contested politics of workplace A political economy of the working class. Why Does The working class matter?.

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CONTESTED POLITCAL ECONOMY

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  1. CONTESTED POLITCAL ECONOMY WHY THE WORKING CLASS (STILL) MATTERS IN IPE

  2. Overview • Why does the working class matter? • Workers within and against capitalism • The contested politics of workplace • A political economy of the working class

  3. Why Does The working class matter?

  4. Changes in the global political economy and marginalisation from right and left • Understanding diverse outcome and progressive change • The ‘how’ question and why it matters • Conflicts in the workplace, interest formation and political influence

  5. WORKERS within and against capitalism

  6. Economic determinism, structure and objectification in capitalism • The problem of ‘labour’ as abstract category and political actor • Subjective determinations of workers and political identity • Individualisation and the problem of atomisation

  7. The contested politics of the workplace

  8. Opening the ‘black box’ of production • Relations of and in production • The meaning and interpretation of workplace grievances • The contested politics of the workplace and working class formation

  9. A political economy of the working class

  10. The objectification of labour and the power of social productivity • From subjective needs to political interests • Working class struggle and the formation of the working class acting ‘for self’ • Historical specificity rooted in the collective experience of work

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