Carl Schmitt: from the history of political thought

Carl Schmitt:
from the history of political thought


ID of the Article: 5694


For citation:

Afanas’ev V.V. Carl Schmitt: from the history of political thought. Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya [Sociological Studies]. 2014. No 6. P. 69-76




Abstract

Analyzed is proposed by C. Schmitt concept of transition from the legal and liberal state to a party state, and from it to the total one. The paper discusses his views on the content and nature of the struggle in politics. Geopolitical model is presented concerning the opposition between Anglo-Saxon and Eurasian empires.


Keywords
liberalism; parliamentary system; power struggle; leader and his entourage
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