Nicos Poulantzas
State, Counter-power and Post-fascism: from Poulantzas to the Present – Interview with Álvaro García Linera and Sandro Mezzadra
This is the text of a discussion of Álvaro García Linera and Sandro Mezzadra, responding to questions by Matteo Polleri. In this dialogue, Álvaro García Linera and Sandro Mezzadra discuss the relevance and irrelevance of Nicos Poulantzas's thought. After tracing the role played by Poulantzas's theory of the State in their respective works, the conversation turns to its potential uses in the present. The conversation touches on a number of key issues for the critical analysis of contemporary capitalism, such as recent changes in the global economy and the international scene, the rise of the far right and the possible horizons of a post-capitalist transition.
