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Re David's [OPE-L:2349]:
> (snip) an article by William I. Robinson and Jerry Harris,
> "Globalization and the Transnational Capitalist Class" (snip)
> and puts forward a serious proposal for evidence for the progressive
> transnationalization of class power (as distinct from
> internationalization).
(I am interpreting "progressive" to mean "increasing" in the sentence
above rather than progressive politically. I hope we can agree in the year
2,000 that the "transnational" capitalist class is not progressive
politically! Do we so agree?)
I think, though, that Hugo's suggestion in [2348] (btw, Hi Hugo! I'm glad
to see you took the plunge!] concerns the *working class*.
Related questions to Hugo's (tying it in with the above) might be:
* Is the working class, and are working class struggles, becoming more
transnational or international? Relatedly: how do we interpret the
difference (if any) between transnationalization and
internationalization?
* How has the globalization process changed the nature of the working
class and working-class struggles? Relatedly: what is a definition of
"the working class" appropriate for the current period? Relatedly: how
can struggles themselves change the identity of the working class?
* What are some of the most important contemporary struggles by the
"transnational" working class? Are these struggles only defensive in
origin? I.e. are they only responses to Neo-Liberal policies (btw,
perhaps we should have a discussion re the meaning of "Neo-Liberalism")
or have they other aims?
* How are the struggles by other non-capitalist social groups and
movements related to (or even a component part of) global working-class
struggles? Relatedly: what are the obstacles to building working-class
unity and solidarity? Relatedly: how can these obstacles be overcome?
Are these some of the types of questions that you would like us to
address, Hugo, or am I off target?
In solidarity, Jerry
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