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Adam Morton

Associate Professor of Political Economy, Faculty of Social Sciences

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Biography

Dr. Adam David Morton is a Senior Lecturer and Fellow of the Centre for the Study of Social and Global Justice (CSSGJ) in the School of Politics and International Relations. Before joining the School of Politics and International Relations at the University of Nottingham, he was a Lecturer in the Department of Politics and International Relations at Lancaster University (2002-5) and an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of International Politics at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth (2001-2). He specialises in the themes of political economy, state theory, historical sociology, globalisation and development.

He was recently awarded the inaugural 'Latin American Perspectives Visiting Fellowship' (2008) that involved a period of affiliation at the University of California, Riverside linked to the journal Latin American Perspectives. The fellowship facilitated the use of archival resources as well as the general holdings of the UCR Libraries and Special Collections and, also, a series of presentations to the Latin American Studies Program and Latin American Perspectives journal linked to his next book project (see Current Research).

His monographs have been published in prominent book series and his journal publications include articles inter alia in International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Peasant Studies, Millennium: Journal of International Studies, New Political Economy, Review of International Political Economy, Review of International Studies, and Third World Quarterly. His published work has also been translated into Spanish, Italian, Portuguese-Brazilian, German and Japanese.

Expertise Summary

M13088 Capitalism, the Modern State and International Relations

M14022 Theories and Concepts in International Relations

M13110 Revolution and Political Modernity

Research Summary

I have recently published Unravelling Gramsci: Hegemony and Passive Revolution in the Global Political Economy (2007), which is the latest text featured in the 'Reading Gramsci Series' edited by… read more

Recent Publications

  • MORTON, A. D., 2011. Revolution and State in Modern Mexico: The Political Economy of Uneven Development Rowman & Littlefield.
  • A. BIELER, AND A. D. MORTON, 2010. Poststructuralism and the Randomisation of History: the “taboo” of historical materialism. In: CERWYN MOORE AND CHRIS FARRANDS, ed., International Relations Theory and Philosophy: Interpretive Dialogues London: Routledge. 157-171
  • BIELER, A. AND A. D. MORTON, 2010. The Gordian Knot of Agency-Structure in International Relations: A neo-Gramscian Perspective. In: MIKE O’DONNELL, ed., Structure and Agency 4 volumes. London: Sage.
  • MORTON, ADAM DAVID, 2010. The Continuum of Passive Revolution Capital & Class. 34(3), 315-342

Current Research

I have recently published Unravelling Gramsci: Hegemony and Passive Revolution in the Global Political Economy (2007), which is the latest text featured in the 'Reading Gramsci Series' edited by Professor Joseph A. Buttigieg (University of Notre Dame) and published by Pluto Press.

My next monograph is a study of the historical sociology of modern state formation in Mexico. The focus is the construction and contestation of hegemony in Mexico whilst linking these processes to wider aspects of uneven development in Latin America. This book is entitled Contesting Hegemony in Mexico: Rethinking Uneven Development in Latin America and is forthcoming in the 'Critical Currents in Latin American Perspective Series', edited by Professor Ronald H. Chilcote (University of Riverside, California) and published by Rowman & Littlefield.

Future Research

I am currently working on a joint co-authored book project with Andreas Bieler aimed at recasting a historical materialist contribution to understanding global capitalism in terms of transnational restructuring and the centrality of class struggle in world order. This project is entitled Global Capitalism, Class Struggle and World Order: Rethinking Historical Materialism, and will proceed by drawing material from previously published articles whilst offering new lines of enquiry on themes of global capitalism and class struggle in terms of structure and agency; the role of discourse within a historical materialist theory of history; uneven development and the states-system; imperialism; and varieties of anti-capitalist resistance.

Amongst my additional projects, I am also guest editing a special edition of the journal Capital & Class entitled 'Approaching Passive Revolutions' that will concentrate on exploring critical views on Antonio Gramsci's notion of passive revolution through several original case histories including Scotland, Japan, Russia, and Canada. The special issue will bring together major international scholars across the field of political economy and is likely to be published in 2010.

  • MORTON, A. D., 2011. Revolution and State in Modern Mexico: The Political Economy of Uneven Development Rowman & Littlefield.
  • A. BIELER, AND A. D. MORTON, 2010. Poststructuralism and the Randomisation of History: the “taboo” of historical materialism. In: CERWYN MOORE AND CHRIS FARRANDS, ed., International Relations Theory and Philosophy: Interpretive Dialogues London: Routledge. 157-171
  • BIELER, A. AND A. D. MORTON, 2010. The Gordian Knot of Agency-Structure in International Relations: A neo-Gramscian Perspective. In: MIKE O’DONNELL, ed., Structure and Agency 4 volumes. London: Sage.
  • MORTON, ADAM DAVID, 2010. The Continuum of Passive Revolution Capital & Class. 34(3), 315-342
  • ADAM DAVID MORTON, 2010. The Geopolitics of Passive Revolution. In: ALEXANDER ANIEVAS, ed., Marxism and World Politics: Contesting Global Capitalism London: Routledge. 221-36
  • BIELER, A. AND A. D. MORTON, 2010. The Gordian Knot of Agency-Structure in International Relations: A neo-Gramscian Perspective. In: STEPHEN CHAN AND CERWYN MOORE, ed., Approaches to International Relations: 4 Volumes London: Sage.
  • ADAM DAVID MORTON, 2010. Reflections on Uneven Development: Mexican Revolution, Primitive Accumulation, Passive Revolution Latin American Perspectives. 37(1), 7-34
  • ADAM DAVID MORTON, 2010. Social Forces in the Struggle over Hegemony: neo-Gramscian Perspectives in International Political Economy. In: MARCUS GREEN, ed., Rethinking Gramsci London: Routledge.
  • A. BIELER, I. BRUFF AND A. D. MORTON, 2010. Acorns and Fruit: from totalisation to periodisation in the critique of capitalism Capital & Class. 34(1), 25-37
  • A. BIELER AND A. D. MORTON, 2008. The Deficits of Discourse in IPE: turning base metal into gold? International Studies Quarterly. 52(1), 103-28
  • MORTON, A.D., 2007. Unravelling Gramsci: hegemony and passive revolution in the global political economy London: Pluto Press.
  • ADAM DAVID MORTON, 2007. Disputing the Geopolitics of the States-System and Global Capitalism Cambridge Review of International Affairs. 20(4),
  • ADAM DAVID MORTON, 2007. Global Capitalism and the Peasantry in Latin America: the recomposition of class struggle The Journal of Peasant Studies. 34(3-4),
  • ADAM DAVID MORTON, 2007. A Geopolítica do sistema de estados e o capitalismo global en questão Revista de Sociologia e Política. 29, 45-62
  • ADAM DAVID MORTON, 2007. Peasants as Subaltern Agents in Latin America: Neoliberalism, Resistance, and the Power of the Powerless. In: JOHN M. HOBSON AND LEONARD SEABROOKE, ed., Everyday Politics of the World Economy Cambridge University Press.
  • ADAM DAVID MORTON, 2007. Unquestioned Answers / Unanswered Questions in IPE: A rejoinder to “non-Marxist” historical materialism Politics. 27(2), 127-31
  • A. BIELER AND A. D. MORTON, 2007. Canalising Resistance: historical continuties and contrasts of 'alter-globalist' movements at the European Social Forum. In: ANDREW GAMBLE, STEVE LUDLAM, ANDREW TAYLOR AND STEPHEN WOOD, ed., Labour, the State, Social Movements and the Challenge of Neo-liberal Globalisation Manchester University Press. 204-222
  • ADAM DAVID MORTON, 2007. Waiting for Gramsci: State Formation, Passive Revolution and the International Millennium: Journal of International Studies. 35(3), 597-621
  • ADAM DAVID MORTON, 2007. Sho-kokka sisutemu no chisei-gaku oyobi gurōbaru shihonshugi wo ronzuru. In: KOICHI OHARA, ed., Guramushi botsugo 70-shunen kinen shimpojūmu hatsugen pēpā-shū Tokyo: Guramushi-kai. 46-60
  • ADAM DAVID MORTON, 2007. L'era dell'assolutismo: capitalismo, Stato moderno e relazioni internazionali. In: GIUSEPPE VACCA AND GIANCARLO SCHIRRU, ed., Studi gramsciani nel mondo 2000-2005 il Mulino. 295-319
  • BIELER, A. and MORTON, A. D. (EDS.), 2006. Images of Gramsci: connections and contentions in political theory and international relations London: Routledge.
  • BIELER, A., BONEFELD, W., BURNHAM, P. and MORTON, A., 2006. Global restructuring, state, capital and labour: contesting neo-Gramscian perspectives Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • ADAM DAVID MORTON, 2006. The grimly comic riddle of hegemony in IPE: where is class struggle? Politics. 26(1), 62-72
  • MORTON, A.D., 2005. The age of absolutism: capitalism, the modern states-system and international relations Review of International Studies. 31(3), 495-517
  • ADAM DAVID MORTON, 2005. Change within continuity: the political economy of democratic transition in Mexico New Political Economy. 10(2), 181-202
  • ADAM DAVID MORTON, 2005. The 'failed state' of international relations New Political Economy. 10(3), 371-380
  • ADAM DAVID MORTON, 2005. A double reading of Gramsci: beyond the logic of contingency Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy. 8(4), 439-454
  • BIELER, A. and MORTON, A. D., 2004. A critical theory route to hegemony, world order and historical change: neo-Gramscian perspectives in international relations Capital and Class. 82, 85-114
  • BIELER, A. and MORTON, A. D., 2004. 'Another Europe is possible'? Labour and social movements at the European Social Forum Globalizations. 1(2), 305-327
  • BIELER, A. and MORTON, A. D., 2004. Unthinking materialism? British Journal of Politics and International Relations. 6(2), 238-240
  • ADAM DAVID MORTON, 2004. The antiglobalisation movement: juggernaut or jalopy?. In: VELTMEYER, H., ed., Globalization and antiglobalization: dynamics of change in the new world order Aldershot: Ashgate. 155-168
  • ADAM DAVID MORTON, 2004. New follies on the state of globalisation debate Review of International Studies. 30(1), 133-148
  • BILGIN, P. and MORTON, A. D., 2004. From 'rogue' to 'failed' states?: the fallacy of short-termism Politics. 24(3), 169-180
  • ADAM DAVID MORTON, 2004. La edad del absolutismo: capitalismo, el sistema de estados modernos y las relaciones internacionales. In: KANOUSSI, D., ed., Poder y hegemonia hoy: Gramsci en la era global Mexico, D.F.: Plaza Y Valdes.
  • BIELER, A. and MORTON, A. D., 2003. Globalisation, the state and class struggle: a 'critical economy' engagement with open Marxism British Journal of Politics and International Relations. 5(4), 467-499
  • MORTON, A.D., 2003. Historicizing Gramsci: situating ideas in and beyond their context Review of International Political Economy. 10(1), 118-146
  • ADAM DAVID MORTON, 2003. The social function of Carlos Fuentes: a critical intellectual or in the 'shadow of the state'? Bulletin of Latin American Research. 22(1), 27-51
  • BIELER, A. and MORTON, A. D., 2003. Neo-Gramscianische Perspektiven in den internationalen Beziehungen. In: , ed., Theorien der internationalen Beziehungen Opladen: Leske + Budrich. 337-362
  • MORTON, A.D., 2002. 'La resurrección del maíz': globalisation, resistance and the Zapatistas Millennium: Journal of International Studies. 31(1), 27-54
  • BIELER, A. and MORTON, A.D., 2001. The Gordian knot of agency-structure in international relations: a neo-Gramscian perspective European Journal of International Relations. 7(1), 5-35
  • BILGIN, P. and MORTON, A. D., 2001. Historicising representations of 'failed states': beyond the cold-war annexation of the social sciences? Third World Quarterly. 23(1), 55-80
  • BIELER, A. and MORTON, A. D. (EDS.), 2001. Social forces in the making of the new Europe: the restructuring of European social relations in the global political economy Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • BIELER, A. and MORTON, A. D., 2001. Introduction: neo-Gramscian perspectives in international political economy and the relevance to European integration. In: BIELER, A. and MORTON, A.D., eds., Social forces in the making of the new Europe: the restructuring of European social relations in the global political economy Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. 3-24
  • BIELER, A. and MORTON, A. D., 2001. Conclusion: thinking about future European social relations. In: BIELER, A. and MORTON A.D., eds., Social forces in the making of the new Europe: the restructuring of European social relations in the global political economy Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. 207-217
  • ADAM DAVID MORTON, 2001. The sociology of theorising and neo-Gramscian perspectives: the problems of 'school' formation in IPE. In: , ed., Social forces in the making of the new Europe: the restructuring of European social relations in the global political economy Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. 25-43
  • ADAM DAVID MORTON, 2000. Mexico, neoliberal restructuring and the EZLN: a neo-Gramscian analysis. In: GILLS, B.K., ed., Globalization and the politics of resistance Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. 255-79
  • ADAM DAVID MORTON, 1999. On Gramsci Politics. 19(1), 1-8

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