5th ISA Forum of Sociology (6-11 July 2025)

The social theory of Marxism developed in the context of social change over the last two centuries. At the same time, it was oriented towards practical transformations of capitalist society and contained a strong ideological charge. The correlation between the theoretical and ideological components was fundamental to Marxism, but varied across a spectrum of broad historical possibilities. The panel includes discussions of both the trajectories of the historical development of their correlation and the reasons for meaningful differences. It is especially important to pay attention to the political component within this interaction. Two poles formed Marxism ruling and Marxism oppositional. What limits did the Marxists' theoretical developments put on politics? How did politics conduct the theoretical discourse of Marxism? The answers to these questions will help to clarify the possibilities of ideological charge in different historical conditions of the development of Marxist social thought.