[Reader-list] some comments on hardt&negri's empire

[geert]

From: "Juan Diaz Fariña" <jfarina at e3.com>
To: "Empire" <generation_online at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 1:03 AM
Subject: [generation_online] Preface


My reading/commentary of Preface

Two concepts 'EMPIRE' and 'MULTITUDE' and One Propose 'TOOLSET'.

Settin' concept: Empire is a concept (in terms of political economy or
historic materialism), its not  an metaphor. (thats means is out of place
historical, etymological, linguistic, emotional..., approachs)

1.- Empire(=new global order) is now materializing (that's means, process
not finished yet.) So nobody can expect a whole descriptions of ALL its
uniqueness.

Empire is the political subject that regulates the global exchanges,
cultural and economics.

Empire is a new Sovereignty = (Political Power). Is composed of a serie de
national and supranational organism UNITED under a single logic of rule

Imperialims                  vs               Empire

Nation-estate sovereignty         vs             Global sovereignty
Bounderies                              vs
Deterritorializing
Territorial centers of power       vs                      Decentered
Channels and Barriers                 vs                         open realms
national identities                                 vs
hybrid identities
Formal hierarchies                             vs
flexibles hierarchies
               Self´determinate                             vs
networs of command
national market                         vs                     global market
Industrial factory labor                  vs             Comm, coop & afect
National Limitations in Law/Rules terms                        vs
No limits
regulates human interactions                                    vs
regulates social life and human nature


A) Dont resist glabalizacion REORIENTED IT
b) No more cries 'bout old national dominations forms

2.- Multitude. those that subvert and contest Empire
    Multitude not limited to any geographical regions but in the imperial
terrein
    Multitude those will have to invent  new democratic forms and a new
constituient power

Propose of the book:

1 Set a general teorical framework
2 Toolbox of concepts for theorizing (the combat into the realms of ideas)
and acting (the practical combat). SO, THIS IS A MILITANT BOOK MAKE IT TO BE
A GUIDE IN THE ACCION (INTELLECTUAL AND PRACTICAL)