The Marxist Theory of Social Classes and the Paradigm of the Political Science

Abstract

The paper outlines the Marxist theory of social classes in reference to the paradigm of the political science.
The first part demonstrates the classical Karl Marx’s theory of social classes. Further on, the paper presents
the main elements of the neo-Marxist class theory, including the works of Erik Olin Wright. Next, the paper
points to the utility of ‘the social class’ term in the political science paradigm, in reference to the works
of Artur Bodnar, Mirosław Karwat, Julian Hochfeld and others. Subsequently, the paper advocates the
statement to the effect that politics is the concentrated emanation of economic relations, which alludes to
the significance of the Marxist social class theory.