
Adom Getachew: W.E.B. Du Bois’s International Thought | Ep. 169
The Un-Diplomatic Podcast
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W.E.B. Du Bois's concept of democratic despotism
This chapter explores W.E.B. Du Bois's perspective on democratic despotism, where western nations expanded democratic power at home while implementing imperial despotism in colonies, with a focus on the United States. It discusses the similarities and differences between Du Bois and John Hobson's views on empire and the working class, and Du Bois's call for the universalization of democracy as the solution.
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