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Dialectical materialism = politics & change based on means-relations

Marx used the term dialectical materialism to describe the notion that politics in general and historical change depend on the changing relationship between the means of production and relations of production.

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Themes & Theories in International Relations
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5. Capitalism. energy, exploitation
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A. Marx and Lenin
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B. Dialectical materialism
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Dialectical materialism = politics & change based on means-relations
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Capitalism motivated by exploitation of labour to generate profit
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Changes in economic base lead to broader transformation of society
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Explanation = via critical historial analysis of capitalism
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Key dynamic: tension between means of & relations of production
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Means + relations of production = economic base of society.
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Societies change as the means of production change
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Superstructure = society (underpinned by economic base)
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