Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
Date of Degree
6-2020
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Program
Political Science
Advisor
John Krinsky
Subject Categories
Comparative Politics
Keywords
Marxism, Europe, Neoliberalism, France
Abstract
This thesis documents the patterns of resistance taken up by the far left in France from the late 1980s through the early 2000s. Responding directly to the neoliberal reshaping of the French economy the groups that composed the far left diverged on terms of strategy, some holding fast to the class based contention of the previous decades, some jettisoning the language of class for one of identity and democratic inclusion. This project documents these changes and takes up the theoretical debates surrounding them, primarily the debates surrounding “post-Marxism.” It is an intervention on the enduring necessity of class struggle for understanding contentious politics.
Recommended Citation
Goodson, Sam, "Class Based Contestations in Neoliberal France" (2020). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/3801