Capitalism, democracy and the state: on the radical legacy of Claus Offe

What structural constraints does capitalism impose on politics? How can the capitalist state maintain democratic legitimacy? Engaging with Prof Claus Offe’s work on the limits of the state and the crisis of democracy is more urgent today than ever.

In this unique event of the Ralph Miliband series, we discuss the generative work of political sociologist and founding member of the Hertie School Claus Offe. Join us for a stimulating conversation with Prof Lea Ypi, Prof Albena Azmanova and Prof Peter Wagner, as they discuss the legacy of Prof Claus Offe in this special commemorative event.

Meet our speakers and chair

Lea Ypi is Ralph Miliband Professor in Politics and Philosophy at the LSE, a permanent fellow of the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin and an Honorary Professor in Philosophy at the Australian National University. She is the author of Indignity: A Life Reimagined and Free: Coming of Age at the end of History, both published by Penguin Press.

Albena Azmanova is Professor in Political Science at City St George’s University of London, and specialises in critical social theory and political economy. Her research and teaching interests include, among other things, democratic theory, political epistemology, and critiques of contemporary capitalism.

Peter Wagner is ICREA Research Professor in the Department of Sociological Theory, Philosophy of Law and Methodology of the Social Sciences at the University of Barcelona. His research interests are in social and political theory and in historical, political and cultural sociology with a particular emphasis on the comparative analysis of contemporary social configurations and their historical trajectories.

Robin Archer is director of the Miliband Program and postgraduate Political Sociology at the LSE. He is the author of Why is There No Labor Party in the United States?

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For any queries, email: M.Bastida-Antich@lse.ac.uk.

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