Abstract

We live at a time of heightened nationalism on the political right and left, from the mobilization of anti-immigrant sentiment in the United States and Europe, to promoting Palestinian liberation. This article, focusing on Lenin's work concerning imperialism, shows the importance, yet shortcomings of foregrounding the nation in calling for social transformation. The piece reads Lenin's contributions on imperialism, highlighting his understanding of strategy and the dual nature of nationalism, in light of debates within Critical Theory more generally. As I argue, Lenin offers insights for Critical Theorists, particularly on the place of nationalism within transformative political projects, as well as on the dynamics of capitalist accumulation and territorial acquisition. Lenin's work on imperialism draws our attention to the idea that only by mobilizing beyond the state/society binary—which many Critical Theorists and activists reify, sometimes unintentionally—can we explore the nature of emancipatory political action.

中文翻译：

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批判性理论的重新构建：列宁论帝国主义，民族主义和战略

摘要

从美国和欧洲动员反移民情绪到促进巴勒斯坦解放，我们生活在左右政治上的民族主义时代。本文以列宁在帝国主义方面的工作为重点，表明了在呼吁社会转型中展现国家的重要性和缺点。这篇文章阅读了列宁在帝国主义方面的贡献，并根据批判理论中更广泛的辩论，强调了他对战略和民族主义双重性质的理解。正如我所说，列宁为批判理论家提供了见解，特别是在变革性政治项目中民族主义的地位以及资本主义积累和领土获取的动力方面。列宁