Biography
Stathis Kouvelakis holds a maîtrise and a DEA in philosophy from the University of Paris 10 and a doctorate in political philosophy from the University of Paris 8. He has taught at the University of Paris 8 and was a research fellow at the University of Wolverhampton before coming to King’s in September 2003. He was promoted to Reader in 2009.
Research Interests and PhD Supervision
His main research interests lie in Marx and Marxist tradition, German philosophy and recent critical theory. His recent research has focused on the formation of Marx’s political thought, the trajectory of the Young Hegelians and the critique of political liberalism. He also works on contemporary French politics and on the history of social protest in France. Kouvelakis is currently working on two books, the first on the time of politics, discussing the notions of temporality and decision in contemporary political thought, the second on the current state of Marxist theory. His long-term project includes a study of the formation of Marx’s theory in the (political, intellectual and cultural) context of the European 1848 revolutions and their aftermath.
Dr Kouvelakis would welcome doctoral students interested in contemporary French thought; critique of cosmopolitan theories; Sartre; Marxist; or history of political and intellectual radicals.
Teaching
French and European Political Thought, Theory of Political Parties, Modern French History.
Expertise and Public Engagement
He is a member of the editorial board of the French journals Contretemps and La Pensée, of the Groupe d’Etudes Sartriennes and of the Historical Materialism Book Series at Brill Academic Publishers (Leiden, Netherlands) and of the Historical Materialism Book Series at Brill Academic Publishers (Leiden, Netherlands).
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Kouvelakis, S., 2019, Gilets Jaunes: Jacquerie ou révolution. Le Temps des cerises, p. 115-152 37 p. Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding - Chapter
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Kouvelakis, S., Callinicos, A. & Pradella, L., 2019, (Accepted/In press) Routledge. Research output: Book/Report - Book
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Kouvelakis, S., 2019, Paris: Éditions Amsterdam. 536 p. Research output: Book/Report - Book
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Kouvelakis, S., 2019, In : NEW LEFT REVIEW. 116-117, p. 75-98 24 p. Research output: Contribution to journal - Article
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Kouvelakis, S., 2019, (Accepted/In press) Handbook of Marxism and Post-Marxism . Routledge Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding - Chapter
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Kouvelakis, S., 30 Apr 2018, In : NEW LEFT REVIEW. 110, 2, p. 5-33 29 p. Research output: Contribution to journal - Article
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Kouvelakis, S., 2018, The End of The Democratic State. Nicos Poulantzas, A Marxism For the 21st century. Palgrave Macmillan, p. 61-78 18 p. Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding - Chapter. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90890-8
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Kouvelakis, S., 2018, London: Verso. 466 p. Research output: Book/Report - Book
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Kouvelakis, S., 2017, Paris: La Fabrique. 477 p. Research output: Book/Report - Book
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Kouvelakis, S., 2016, Europe in Revolt: Mapping the New European Left. Principe, C. & Sunkara, B. (eds.). Chicago: Haymarket Books, p. 17-30 14 p. Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding - Chapter