Habermas and the Neoliberalism

Authors

  • Ezequiel Ipar Universidad de Buenos Aires, CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Instituto Gino Germani

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15174/rv.v13i27.593

Abstract

Habermas's theory did not deal directly with neoliberalism, but when one analyzes his work one can see that many of the concepts of this great "academic Marxist" have been directed at studying (and combating) the lasting effects of neoliberal transformations. From the point of view of the critique of neoliberalism, his ethics of discourse and his theory of democracy can be seen as an attempt to open the normative horizon from which to confront the instrumental and individualistic appropriation of the institutions of modern freedom and democracy. This reconstruction in the realm of a normativity still possible for our societies serves as a counterweight and allows us to study the ways in which neoliberalism overcomes its crises and confronts its critics. This reconstruction within the scope of a normativity that is still possible for our societies serves as a counterweight and makes it possible to study the ways in which neoliberalism overcomes its crises and confronts its critics. The curious zombie existence of neoliberal policy, its survival despite its contrasting destructive and predatory effects, the difficulty of implementing true democratic alternatives to that neoliberalism, all these problems are part of the critical theory in which Habermas has persevered for more than forty years. In this long journey, Habermas has left the trail of a true theory of contemporary neoliberalism that we propose here to review in a schematic and provisional manner. 

Author Biography

Ezequiel Ipar, Universidad de Buenos Aires, CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Instituto Gino Germani

Sociólogo (UBA). Doctor en Ciencias Sociales por la Universidadde Buenos Aires (UBA) y Doctor en Filosofía por la Universidad deSao Paulo (USP). Es Investigador del Consejo Nacional de Inves-tigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) y profesor en el áreade Teoría Sociológica en las universidades de Buenos Aires (UBA).Actualmente dirige un proyecto del CONICET de sociología críticade la democracia en América Latina y participa como investigadorresponsable en proyectos sobre Política y Cultura. Sus principalesáreas de investigación son: la Teoría Crítica de la sociedad de laEscuela de Frankfurt, la filosofía de la Dialéctica Negativa, la so-ciología de la democracia y la crítica de las ideologías.

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Published

2021-01-22

How to Cite

Ipar, E. (2021). Habermas and the Neoliberalism. Valenciana, 13(27), 223–249. https://doi.org/10.15174/rv.v13i27.593

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No. 27 (2021): Núm. 27 enero-junio 2021

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