Author: Raju Das

Raju J Das teaches radical political economy, international development, state-society relations, and social struggles at York University, Toronto. Das is on the editorial board of Science & Society and the editorial advisory board of Dialectical Anthropology. His most recent book, published in 2017, is Marxist Class Theory for a skeptical world (Brill, Leiden).

What Questions Must Students Ask Their Educators, and Why?

Given the enormous problems that humanity is facing, it is reasonable to expect to see a future society that is radically different from, and superior to, the current one, that … Keep reading »

Theory • September 22, 2020 • Raju Das
The Pandemic and the Need for a New Society

During the on-going pandemic, humanity’s suffering has increased enormously. To date, June 13, 2020, 7.78 million people in the world have contracted the coronavirus, and 429,000 have died. In the … Keep reading »

Public Goods, Theory • June 14, 2020 • Raju Das
The Age of Unreason

The Knowledge-Practice Relation and its Political Significance In many contemporary societies, there is a typical distrust of knowledge claims that are backed by reason and evidence. Correspondingly, there is a popular … Keep reading »

Theory • October 12, 2018 • Raju Das
Fascistic Politics in India and the Left

India is experiencing something like a national emergency. This is in the form of persistent, nation-wide attacks on the basic democratic rights of ordinary citizens, by hyper-nationalist and communal forces … Keep reading »

Social Movements, Theory • April 16, 2018 • Raju Das
Ecological Sustainability, Inequality and Social Class

Karl Marx’s concept of sustainability is connected to his concepts of metabolism and reproduction. While the first connection is well recognized in recent literature (famously in the work of Paul … Keep reading »

Environment, Theory • February 19, 2018 • Raju Das
The BJP and the Crisis of Liberal Democracy in India

Since the election of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in May 2014, there has been an unprecedented onslaught on workers’ rights along with a well-planned assault on democratic institutions, academic-cultural centres, intellectuals, left, progressive and secular groups, religious minorities, women and marginalized sections across India. Watch video »

Social Movements • June 12, 2016 • Raju Das and Ritika Shrimali
The Attack on Democracy and Secularism in India

There are things. And there are conditions of existence of things. In India, as in all countries of the world, many social problems exist. Close to 700 million Indians do … Keep reading »

Social Movements • April 29, 2016 • Raju Das
The Hindu Right’s Model of Development: A Marxist Critique

In recent times, the Hindu Right appears to be a resurgent political force in India. One of its bastions has been Gujarat, a State in western India. It has been … Keep reading »

Theory • April 28, 2014 • Raju Das
The Dirty Picture of Neoliberalism

India’s New Economic Policy The Bollywood movie The Dirty Picture (apparently) runs on three things: entertainment, entertainment and entertainment. The dirty picture of neoliberalism runs on three things, as well: class, … Keep reading »

Economy, Theory • April 26, 2012 • Raju Das