Abstract
Pushed by our reviewers to revisit perennial (meta)theoretical questions and choices, we confront once again the dilemmas of theorizing. Should we emphasize the emptiness or fullness of categories? What historical baggage comes with our theoretical categories and what violence does theory do to history and geography? Must we sacrifice the heterogeneity within categories to constitute differences between them? Can a category function simultaneously as a ground and a product of analysis? Is there a virtue in consistency? Should theory identify limits or explore possibilities, or should it always do both? What constitutes a broadening of the theoretical imagination?.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 39-44 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Rethinking Marxism |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2005 |
Externally published | Yes |