Study On Ellen Wood’s Theory Of Socialism

Ellen Meiksins Wood(hereafter referred to as Wood)is an important representative of Western Marxism,one of the founders of "Political Marxism",and also is an outstanding Marxist theorist in West.Facing the distortion of Marxism and the dilemma of socialism,she still firmly believes in Marxism belief and Communist ideal.Wood insisted on Marxist views and methods,spreaded a profound critique of capitalism,and tried to explore a path that transcends contemporary capitalism and rebuild socialism.Wood’s socialist theory is an important part of his overall theoretical system.She insists on "capitalism will perish and socialism will win",It tries to dispel the wrong conclusion of "the end of history" and revive socialism.Around this aim,Wood make comprehensively criticized capitalism from several aspects such as democracy,state,globalization and neo-imperialism,revealing the essence of capitalism and explaining the significance of socialism in the current era.Through the critique of Laclau and Mouffe’s "disintegration of the working class" theory,Poulantzas’ s "new petty bourgeoisie" theory,and Gorz’s "farewell to the working class" theory,Wood pointed out that they have dissolved the dominant role of working class in the socialist revolution.From The politics class to discourse politics.At the same time,Wood put forward to explore the path of rebuilding socialism from the main position of the working class,class struggle,unite new social movement and reconstruct orevolutionary parties.Wood proposed that the future socialist model is a society in which politics and economy are united,a truly democratic and equal and eliminate the alienation of people’s free liberation society.Wood’s socialist theory plays an important role in the Western Marxist socialist theory.Make the study of Wood’s socialist theory has important theoretical and practical significance.From the theoretical point of view,it adheres to class politics and opposes discourse politics,believing that socialism necessarily replaces capitalism,enriching the concept of the essence of socialism.From the practical point of view,it promotes the understanding of contemporary world socialism,holds that world socialism is recovering,and points out the practical direction of the working class all over the world,which is conducive to promoting the development of socialism with Chinese characteristics..However,there are some limitations,such as overemphasizing the main position of the working class,neglecting other revolutionary forces,the exploration of the socialist revolutionary road is not enough,The mode of socialist development needs further explanation.