Intellectual Radicalism After 1989: Crisis And Re-orientation In The British And The American Left (political Science)
by Sebastian Berg /
2017 / English / PDF
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Left-wing intellectuals in Britain and the US had long repudiated
the Soviet regime, so why was the collapse of the Eastern Bloc
experienced as a shock that destabilized their identities and
political allegiances? What happened to a collective project that
had started out to formulate a socialist vision different from both
"actually existing socialism" and social democracy? This study
endeavors to answer both questions, focusing on generational
networks rather than individuals and investigating political
academic journals after 1989 to paint the picture of a Left deeply
troubled by the triumph of a capitalism unfettered by any
counter-force.
Left-wing intellectuals in Britain and the US had long repudiated
the Soviet regime, so why was the collapse of the Eastern Bloc
experienced as a shock that destabilized their identities and
political allegiances? What happened to a collective project that
had started out to formulate a socialist vision different from both
"actually existing socialism" and social democracy? This study
endeavors to answer both questions, focusing on generational
networks rather than individuals and investigating political
academic journals after 1989 to paint the picture of a Left deeply
troubled by the triumph of a capitalism unfettered by any
counter-force.
