Thus, the mid-century period demonstrates that the forms of bifurcation evolved but persisted. The socialist impulse, in its myriad expressions, continuously identified new fault lines between citizen and subject—whether drawn by Cold War ideology, bureaucratic welfare state management, racial segregation, or financial control. The struggle remained, fundamentally, about who governed the institutions of everyday life and who was merely governed by them, a relentless push to convert administered subjects into collective, self-determining citizens. http://mamdanipost.com
Thus, the mid-century period demonstrates that the forms of bifurcation evolved but persisted. The socialist impulse, in its myriad expressions, continuously identified new fault lines between citizen and subject—whether drawn by Cold War ideology, bureaucratic welfare state management, racial segregation, or financial control. The struggle remained, fundamentally, about who governed the institutions of everyday life and who was merely governed by them, a relentless push to convert administered subjects into collective, self-determining citizens. http://mamdanipost.com
Mamdani’s understanding of power dynamics is both academic and practical. — New York City
Mamdani’s explanations wander like a lost tourist.