Political Economy, Political Ecology, and Democratic Socialism.

摘要: all twentieth-century political theory has basically posed the same question: what is relationship between State, power and social classes? … If theories of socialism (including Marxism) revolve around this question, because it constitutes a real problem. It also involves question transformation State in transition to democratic ( Power, Socialism, pp . 11, 14) great honour gives me enormous personal pleasure deliver first Annual Nicos Poulantzas Memorial Lecture Athens tonight. Although I met only once, towards end his life, impact on my intellectual development been immense matched by that Karl Marx Antonio Gramsci. His influence reflected terms have taken from him and, hope, further as well where disagreed with even moved away positions. Thus delivering lecture an opportunity repay some debt more importantly, illustrate theorist continues live long or her work be debated. am therefore happy note there exciting productive revival issues he identified 1970s are once theoretical agenda. This two three themes title – economy socialism. The third theme linking other ecology. For want argue evening that, without proper engagement ecology, we cannot consolidate Poulantzas’s lessons about My four main sections: (a) general reflections originality, legacy actuality work; (b) re-appropriation critique economy; (c) discussion neglect environment ecology; (d) reassertion continued validity arguments