capitalism

Meso-Level Capitalism: A Conceptual Introduction

Societal behaviour is shaped by the structures that limit and incentivise behaviour; this is one of the cornerstones of our political approach. However, structures are neither static nor did they arise from nothingness, but are constructed and influenced by us. We have shown multiple times that politicians are often not aware of how these structural...

The New Cold War: Techno-Feudalism, Corporate Empires and the Future of Global Governance

What if the most powerful political actors in the world are no longer governments, but Chief Executive Officers (hereinafter: CEO)? In the 21st century, sovereignty is influenced considerably, not through treaties or constitutions, but through data ownership, algorithmic control and platform monopolies. In a world once characterised by the ideological clash between capitalism and communism,...

The Truth and Consumption

Our minds can do a lot of wonderful things. Among them is treating existential questions through the exploration of logical chains. It is not the primary aim to find answers to those questions immediately, but rather solidly identifying the cognitive paths that can lead us there, as well as establishing patterns of thought that can...

Capitalism in the International Political Order

Do we receive different performance results when economic systems are embedded in different international political settings? What can be expected from different combinations of those two structural realms? More specifically, how is the capitalist economic mode affected in a multipolar international political state structure? The analysis of political systems, including economic systems, does strongly benefit...

Is Money Too Successful For The West?

Although the race for superiority between communism and capitalism ended already in 1990, the repercussions of the Cold War can still be felt at times. Political science students learn about the 40-year period of ideological warfare, but the more we move forward in time, the more difficult it seems to envision a viable competitive political...

Why Do We Love/Hate Communism?

For some, the word communism carries a bad connotation in both political and social terms. Beginning from critique on Karl Marx, over to failed states like the Soviet Union, to the countless dictators, who were responsible for millions of deaths, communists are viewed as aggressive, radical, closed-minded and, therefore, repulsive. For some, however, communism is...