Fugitive Politics: The Struggle for Ecological Sanity

Fugitive Politics explores the intersection of politics and ecology, addressing the challenges posed by the global crisis and the need for radical change. Carl Boggs argues that controlling elites have concentrated their hold on corporate power, and the Marxist theoretical legacy is exhausted. He concludes that the only possibility for fundamental change will come from an open style of politics, operating within the overall structures of the current democratic state.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 158 pages
Publication date: 11 November 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Fugitive Politics delves into the intricate interplay between politics and ecology, navigating the crossroads between the urgent demands for radical transformation and the unprecedented hurdles posed by the global crisis. This critical exploration, seldom addressed in academia, unfolds across eight compelling chapters. In these chapters, Carl Boggs delves into the possibilities of achieving systemic change within the confines of the existing system, while also shedding light on attempts at transformative change within nation-states. Boggs posits that any notion of revolution appears whimsical in the current climate, contending that controlling elites have consolidated their grip on corporate power along three self-serving fronts: technology (Big Tech) and the surveillance order, militarism and the warfare state, and the intensification of globalized power.

Furthermore, Boggs highlights the fundamental absence of revolutionary counter-forces, arguing that after decades of subservience to the rise of identity politics and social movements, the Marxist theoretical legacy has become exhausted, leaving no clear path out of the crisis. In his conclusion, Boggs asserts that the sole avenue for fundamental change lies in an open and democratic style of politics, rooted in the Jacobin tradition, operating within the framework of the current democratic state. This thought-provoking book, crafted with both an academic and a broad readership in mind, holds immense significance for scholars and enthusiasts studying political theory, political philosophy, political history, Marxism and Marxist theory, authoritarian politics, ecology, environmental politics, and climate politics.

Weight: 258g
Dimension: 199 x 226 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032054148