A major sticking point in the debate between Anarchists and Marxists has been the issue of centralism; that is to what degree specialized, hierarchical, concentrated divisions of labor are desirable.

How did 'democratic centralism' become 'democratic centralism'? Lars T Lih looks at the changing use of the phrase by the Bolsheviks Vladimir Nevsky (1876-1937) lived the life (in the words of an ...

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah expresses concern over India's shift from cooperative federalism to coercive centralism, where decisions are imposed on states. At a socialist conference, he ...

In his book, “Revolution 1989-The fall of the Soviet Empire”, Victor Sebestyen, describes what happened in the Eastern and Central European communist countries ruled completely by their master, the ...

An amendment that allows Chinese President Xi Jinping to stay in power for life passed the National People’s Congress with 99.8 percent of the vote. Of the 2,964 delegates, only 2 voted against the ...

CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat on Wednesday said that popular criticism notwithstanding, the strength of his party was the system of democratic centralism under which it functioned.

The excitement of fellow Nigerians about the 2020 amendment exercise should not surprise observers of politics in the country. By constitution we mean, whenever we speak with propriety and exactness, ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. One of last week’s big stories was about Riven Vincent, the mother of a disabled child struggling to get extra ...

Schools in Birmingham are today subject to two separate eruptions. One concerns relations between the education secretary, Michael Gove, and the home secretary, Theresa May, over whether the former ...

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said the country is witnessing a dangerous shift from cooperative federalism ...