{"id":61099,"date":"2025-04-09T13:59:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T17:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/?p=61099"},"modified":"2025-04-09T13:59:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T17:59:42","slug":"slobodian-discusses-neoliberalism-and-the-rise-of-techno-feudalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/2025\/04\/09\/slobodian-discusses-neoliberalism-and-the-rise-of-techno-feudalism\/","title":{"rendered":"Slobodian Discusses Neoliberalism and the Rise of Techno-Feudalism"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Prof. Quinn Slobodian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In a recent interview with <\/span>Reset DOC, <\/span><\/i>Professor Quinn Slobodian, Professor of International History at Pardee School of Global Studies shared his thoughts on the fringe ideologies within neoliberalism and the tech elite\u2019s strong hold on American governance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The exchange focused on how techno-optimism and extreme libertarianism together is making a case for a privatized regime, i.e., the removal of state-based administrations for corporatocracy. Slobodian further explained the burgeoning popularity around <\/span>anarcho-capitalism<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>libertarianism<\/span><\/i>, especially with the far right. This is the outcome of multiple political ideologies converging including <\/span>managerialism<\/span><\/i> (operating governments like businesses) favored by billionaire Elon Musk and perceptions of radical conservative entities like the Heritage Foundation that views the state as a \u201cparasitic force\u201d intending to enforce Marxist policies, defying American exceptionalism. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Some lean toward embracing the state as the guarantor of order, while others emphasize a vision of stateless and ruthless social Darwinist competition,\u201d commented Slobodian on the diverse far-right movements across the globe. \u201cFor now, they appear to be acting tactically rather than adhering rigidly to ideology, adapting their strategies as conditions change.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The professor also acknowledged the possibility of America being in the nascent stages of techno-feudalism as billionaires have secured unwarranted power through tactics like rent-seeking and campaign financing. While the country is likely to experience seasons of political disarray, decentralization, and geoeconomic struggle, Slobodian concluded it\u2019ll take a lot more for the anarcho-capitalists to fully realize their neo-medievalism agenda, largely due to the concrete legislative and civil societal structures.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To read the full interview, click <\/span>here.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Quinn Slobodian is a Professor of International History at Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies and a prolific political author. His next book <\/span>Hayek\u2019s Bastards: Race, Gold, IQ and the Capitalism of the Far Right<\/span><\/i> is slated to release soon. Slobodian routinely contributes to\u00a0 prominent publications including <\/span>New Statesman, New York Review of Books,<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>New York Times. <\/span><\/i>To learn more about Prof. Slobodian, visit his <\/span>faculty profile.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In a recent interview with Reset DOC, Professor Quinn Slobodian, Professor of International History at Pardee School of Global Studies shared his thoughts on the fringe ideologies within neoliberalism and the tech elite\u2019s strong hold on American governance.\u00a0 The exchange focused on how techno-optimism and extreme libertarianism together is making a case for a privatized…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24850,"featured_media":61086,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8410],"tags":[12659,12655,12662,12657,12661,12491,9883,12312,9703,12658,12660,12602,12656],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61099"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24850"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61099"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61099\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61101,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61099\/revisions\/61101"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}