Developing Consciousness for the Post-Capitalist Commons
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2026
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-350-59242-1 (ISBN)
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
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A unique trans-disciplinary analysis that bridges politics, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and economics, outlining what kind of social-political consciousness is needed for the establishment of political and economic institutions that are based on principles of a post-capitalist commons.
Why do so many socialist movements fail to deliver on their promises, even after gaining state power? Gregory Wilpert argues that the answer lies not only in class politics or economic missteps, but in a deeper challenge: social-political consciousness.
Building on Jürgen Habermas’s integration of developmental psychology into social theory, Wilpert updates and radicalizes this approach for today’s world. He explores how neoliberal digital capitalism has triggered a profound crisis - political, economic, social, and psychological, and makes the case for cultivating a new ‘commonist consciousness’ that can emerge out of the hyper-capitalism in which we currently find ourselves. This vision points toward post-capitalist institutions rooted in shared resources and collective decision-making: the post-capitalist commons.
Provocative and timely, this book offers a bold framework for rethinking socialist strategy in the age of digital capitalism.
Why do so many socialist movements fail to deliver on their promises, even after gaining state power? Gregory Wilpert argues that the answer lies not only in class politics or economic missteps, but in a deeper challenge: social-political consciousness.
Building on Jürgen Habermas’s integration of developmental psychology into social theory, Wilpert updates and radicalizes this approach for today’s world. He explores how neoliberal digital capitalism has triggered a profound crisis - political, economic, social, and psychological, and makes the case for cultivating a new ‘commonist consciousness’ that can emerge out of the hyper-capitalism in which we currently find ourselves. This vision points toward post-capitalist institutions rooted in shared resources and collective decision-making: the post-capitalist commons.
Provocative and timely, this book offers a bold framework for rethinking socialist strategy in the age of digital capitalism.
Gregory Wilpert is a sociologist and journalist. He is author of Changing Venezuela by Taking Power: The History and Policies of the Chávez Government (2007).
List of Figures
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction: Why Has Socialism Not Succeeded So Far?
2. The Biology and Psychology of Consciousness
3. Society, Ideology, and Class
4. Criticisms and Responses
5. The Challenge: Neoliberal Digital Capitalism
6. Commonist Consciousness and Commonist Institutions
7. Conclusion: Getting from Here to There
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 16.4.2026 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sozialpsychologie | |
| Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-350-59242-0 / 1350592420 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-350-59242-1 / 9781350592421 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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