The Relevance of Franz L. Neumann’s Critical Theory in 2017: "Anxiety and Politics" in the New Age of Authoritarian Capitalism

Authors

  • Christian Fuchs University of Westminster, Westminster Institute for Advanced Studies & Communication and Media Research Institute

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31269/triplec.v15i2.903

Keywords:

Franz L. Neumann, critical theory, authoritarian capitalism, right-wing authoritarianism, political theory, political economy, political psychology, psychoanalysis, ideology critique

Abstract

This articles discusses and contextualises tripleC’s republication of Franz L. Neumann’s essay Anxiety and Politics. It provides some background information on Neumann’s life and works. The essay ascertains that in the age of new nationalisms, rising right-wing authoritarianism and authoritarian capitalism, Franz L Neumann’s works can help us to critically understand contemporary society.

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Author Biography

  • Christian Fuchs, University of Westminster, Westminster Institute for Advanced Studies & Communication and Media Research Institute
    Christian Fuchs is professor at the University of Westminster.  He is editor of tripleC: Journal for a Global Sustainable Information Society. He holds a venia docendi in the field of ICTs and society.
    His research interests are: critical theory, social theory, Internet and society, social media and society, media and society, ICTs and society, information society theory/research, political economy. He is author of many publications in these fields.
    URL: http://fuchs.uti.at

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Published

2017-06-29

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 2 (2017)

Section

Critical Theory Interventions on Authoritarianism and Right-Wing Extremist Ideology in Contemporary Capitalism

License

tripleC is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal (ISSN: 1726-670X). All journal content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 License.

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