Introduction
Nowadays, the field of politics is prone to changes that are implemented under the tensions that stem from other nations or domestic conditions. In this respect, there are many speculations about the future of politics. While one group of people is convinced that the countries will undergo the complicated process of de-politicization in pursuit of modernity, internationalization, the markets, and progress, others believe that the future of politics might take a worse turn. In this situation, the latter group believes that politics will be intertwined with the interest of the elites, who will support the most beneficial political side. However, there is one certain, and it is the rebirth of history.
The Future of Politics
In his book, a French philosopher Alain Badiou ponders the role of politics in history and vice versa. As per his opinion, society is ready to witness the first undercurrents of a worldwide public rebellion. It essentially reflects the early working-class insurgencies of the 19th century since it is still blind, gullible, disorganized, and lacks a compelling concept or long-term structure (Badiou, 2012, p.5). The way the author perceives the future of politics is that people will continue living in a period of uprisings during which a “rebirth of history,” rather than a mere replication of the worst, is signaled and comes into focus (Badiou, 2012, p.5). The authorities who are more aware of this than people are, due to fear, will stockpile weapons, both in the shape of administrative arsenals and military taskforces entrusted with maintaining global peace (Badiou, 2012, p.5). The author believes that there will be a rebuilding of systems, people, and movements. However, the writer claims that the change will take place due to the idea and the desire for a renewal of the concept.
However, there is also a belief that the future of politics will depend on the interest of the elite. According to the opinion of ethnographer Kristen Ghodsee, as more citizens of the European Union reject the liberal democratic center in favor of the far left or right, ruling elites will soon be forced to choose between supporting either party (Ghodsee, 2017, p.145, ch.10). If all political parties are equally terrible, there will be no ethical hesitation in picking the position that best serves their interests, though it might mean institutionalizing fascist and xenophobic movements (Ghodsee, 2017, p.145, ch.10). Challenges to the elite privately owned property or political activities that undermine the dominant class’ goals become morally similar to the systematic genocide of immigrants and unwanted indigenous citizens if fascism and communism are equals.
Lastly, it is thought that the future of politics will rely on de-nationalization and de-politicization. National liberation parties formed and thrived throughout the Asian Sixties, as colonialism finally ended (Hui & Connery, 2006, p.699). Organizations in such countries as Japan, Thailand, Korea, India, and other countries opposed the Cold War-era economic system headed by the United States (Hui & Connery, 2006, p.699). The ‘Sixties’ witnessed the growth of anti-wartime and anti-imperialist groups in European and American regions, as well as a critical examination of postwar capitalism’s political systems (Hui & Connery, 2006, p.699). This de-nationalization was complemented by a conceptual de-politicization, which was absorbed into the ideological dominance that favored modernity, internationalization, the markets, and progress. Since internationalization and market liberalization had the potential to disrupt conventional social ties, their change of the sovereign connections that had been established throughout the 19th century necessitated the creation of national institutions for social harmony and economic functioning.
Conclusion
Hence, the future of politics will likely to take several forms. For example, according to Badiou, the future will rely on the endorsement and implementation of a new idea that will permeate all groups of society. Then, another writer Ghodsee perceives the future of politics as a game wherein the elites provide the most beneficial political group with endorsement. Lastly, the future of political systems will likely undergo de-nationalization and de-politicization, giving more freedom to markets and progress.
References
Badiou, A. (2012). The rebirth of history: Times of riots and uprisings. Verso Books.
Ghodsee, K. (2017). Red Hangover: Legacies of twentieth-century communism. Duke University Press.
Hui, W., & Connery, C. (2006). Depoliticized politics, multiple components of hegemony, and the eclipse of the sixties. Inter‐Asia Cultural Studies, 7(4), 683-700.