On the Charge of "Class Abstractionism"

Michael McCarthy, Mathieu Desan, and William Clare Roberts have accused various figures like Adolph Reed and Vivek Chibber of something called "class abstractionism." Does the critique add up?

This is a transcript of a talk I gave on Monday at the Caucus for a Critical Political Science (CCPS) conference in South Padre Island, Texas, based on a paper I’m co-writing with Michael Sechman.

Socialists who are critical of identity politics are often accused, even by other socialists, of something called “class reductionism.” But, what exactly does …