Book Launch: “The Struggle for Hegemony in Pakistan” by Dr. Aasim Sajjad Akhtar
The collapse of neoliberal hegemony in the western world following the financial crash of 2007-08 and subsequent rise of right-wing authoritarian personalities has been described as a crisis of ‘the political’ in western societies. But the crisis must be seen as global, rather than focusing on the west alone.
Aasim Sajjad Akhtar explores neoliberal Pakistan, looking at digital technology in enhancing mass surveillance, commodification and atomisation, as well as resistance to the state and capital. Presenting a new interpretation of our global political-economic moment, he argues for an emancipatory political horizon embodied by the ‘classless’ subject.
About the author
Aasim Sajjad Akhtar is Associate Professor of Political Economy at the National Institute of Pakistan Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan. He is the author of three books including The Politics of Common Sense: State, Society and Culture in Pakistan. He writes for DAWN, one of Pakistan’s leading newspapers.
Moderator
The book launch event will be moderator by Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy.
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