This paper discusses the recurrence and the recurrent limitations of liberalism as a general discourse, strategy, and regime. It then establishes a continuum of neoliberalism ranging from a project for radical system transformation from state socialism to market capitalism, through…
The Strategic-Relational Approach: An Interview with Bob Jessop
Participants: Bob Jessop, Joo Hyoung Ji, and Sandra Kytir Q: Question by Ji unless stated otherwise A: Answer by Jessop SRA: strategic-relational approach CR: critical realism ANT: actor-network theory RA: regulation approach I. SRA and Marxism Q. Why did you…
Narratives of Crisis and Crisis Response: Perspectives from North and South
This on-line version is the pre-copyedited, preprint version. The published version can be found here: ‘Narratives of crisis and crisis response: perspectives from North and South’, in P. Utting, S. Razavi, and R.V. Buchholz, eds, The Global Crisis and Transformative Change,…
Multilevel Governance and Multilevel Metagovernance
This on-line version is the pre-copyedited, preprint version. The published version can be found here: ‘Multi-level governance and multi-level meta-governance’, in I. Bache and M. Flinders, eds, Multi-Level Governance, Oxford: OUP, 49-74, 2004. *** This chapter develops a strategic-relational approach to…
The Capitalist State: Marxist Theories and Methods
Preface This book has been an unconscionably long time in the making. My interest in theories of the state and state power dates back some twelve years or more and my interest in epistemological and methodological issues in theory construction…