TITLE:
Marxist Critical Systematic Review on Neo-Fascism and International Capital: Diffuse Networks, Capitalist Decadence and Culture War
AUTHORS:
Leonardo Carnut
KEYWORDS:
Neo-Fascism, International Capital, Neoliberalism, Marxism, Systematic Review
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Applied Sociology,
Vol.12 No.6,
June
21,
2022
ABSTRACT: This is a review on what the world scientific
literature has been presenting about the relationship between neo-fascism and
capitalism at an international level. For this purpose, a systematic critical
review of Marxist literature in the field of social and human sciences was
carried out, in the Taylor & Francis database. The search strategy was
built with the free terms: “neo-fascism”, “capital” and “international”.
Portuguese, Spanish and English were the language limits. Data analysis was
performed through critical content analysis of a Marxist approach. Ten articles
were included in the review. The following elements of the articles were
synthesized and criticized: “theories used for analysis”, “neo-fascist aspects and/or agents representing the
neo-fascist agenda under study”, “representation of international
capital”, “the relationship between international capital and neo-fascism” and,
finally, the “role of left(s)”. The articles reviewed allow us to state that
the data on this relationship is plural and demonstrates a diffuse network
among its agents. There are several donor institutions that function as funders
of neo-fascist actions in a transatlantic
“United States-Europe” network. Also, according to the articles included in this review, the central role of this relationship is found in the
“capitalist decadence” and the “culture war” aspect assumed by the phenomenon.