Capitalism and Crisis

In this module we consider a major theme in classical and contemporary sociology – capitalism and its crisis tendencies. Topics for debate will include: ? The history of capitalist development ? The nature of capitalism: its phases, varieties, and global articulation ? The nature of the contemporary crisis in capitalism, its periodisation and temporalities, differences in its dynamics across so-called varieties of capitalism, and its broader economic, political, and socio-cultural repercussions ? The question of whether capitalism is governable ? The relationship between racism, gender and capitalism ? Crisis management, and crises of crisis management