Author: Rafael Khachaturian

Rafael Khachaturian is a political theorist with research interests in modern and contemporary political thought, critical social theory, and theories of democracy and the state. He is a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania's Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy. His website is at rafaelkhachaturian.com and tweets at @rafkhach.

From the Streets to the State and Back Again

Learning From the Sanders Moment The essays gathered in this collection were written in the midst of an escalating and multifaceted crisis situation in the United States. They address the search … Keep reading »

USA • November 10, 2020 • Stephen Maher and Rafael Khachaturian
Global Capitalism, Global Pandemic, and the Struggle for Socialism

We are now in the grip of one of the worst economic crises in the history of modern capitalism. As the Coronavirus pandemic forces people to stay home and businesses … Keep reading »

Economy • April 14, 2020 • Stephen Maher and Rafael Khachaturian
Socialist Strategy and the Capitalist Democratic State

Analysis of the Leninist and the social democratic conceptions of the state, and the need to develop a democratic socialist politics for the 21st century. Keep reading »

Theory • May 28, 2019 • Stephen Maher and Rafael Khachaturian
The American Left Resurgent: Prospects and Tensions

The American political system is experiencing a crisis of hegemony. The moderate, bipartisan center that had been the mythical linchpin of American politics during the “long Cold War” is facing … Keep reading »

Theory, USA • February 7, 2019 • Rafael Khachaturian and Sean Guillory