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Politička misao Maxa Horkheimera poslije 1945. o kontinuitetu "racket-teorije"
The Political Thought of Max Horkheimer After 1945 on the Continuity of the "Racket Theory"

Author(s): Michael Th. Greven
Subject(s): Political Theory, Political Sciences, Government/Political systems, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949)
Published by: Fakultet političkih znanosti u Zagrebu
Keywords: Political Thought; Max Horkheimer; After 1945; Continuity; "Racket Theory";

Summary/Abstract: The "Racket 'theory" includes elements of a general theory of politics which is not limited to any particular phase o( capitalist development. At the same time, the author tries to demonstrate how Max Horkheimer, in this political reflections, interprets the political reality of different societies from the perspective of tins theory The author then indicates similarities between this and other theories which may be understood as suggesting empirical thoroughness. Finally it is suggested how an analysis of society which takes the "racket theory" as its starting point affects one's evaluation of parliamentary democracy and of the system of government connected with it.

  • Issue Year: XXVII/1990
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 64-83
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Croatian
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