Diego Pautasso^a, Marcelo Fernandes^b and Gaio Doria^c

^aMilitary College of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil;

^bDepartment of Economics, Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;

^cSchool of Marxism Studies, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China

ABSTRACT

In the works of Marx and Engels, the national question does not assume a central role, although their reflections on the independence of Ireland and Poland are very important. From the Second International onwards the debate increased its relevance, particularly through Rosa Luxembourg’s remarks and Lenin’s formulations of imperialism, self-determination, and national liberation struggles. However, it was during the challenges of national independence and construction in the socialist experiences that the national question became central. Domenico Losurdo, addressing the national-international dialectic, contributed to the theoretical maturation of the national question within Marxism, since his views enable a multiscale approach to class struggle in the context of transformations of capitalism and the international system. This article aims to analyze the controversial debate on the national question from the perspective of the formulations of Domenico Losurdo.

ARTICLE HISTORY

Received 3 October 2018

Revised 23 April 2019

Accepted 22 June 2019

KEYWORDS

National question; Domenico Losurdo; Marxism; nationalism; internationalism

From: International Critical Thought 2019 9 (4)

Editor: Wang Yi