Marksowskie ujęcie klas społecznych a paradygmat nauk o polityce

The paper outlines the Marxist theory of social classes in reference to the paradigm of the political science. The first part demonstrates the classical Karl Marx’s theory of social classes. Further on, the paper presents the main elements of the neo-Marxist class theory, including the works of Erik Olin Wright. Next, the paper points to the utility of ‘the social class’ term in the political science paradigm, in reference to the works of Artur Bodnar, Mirosław Karwat, Julian Hochfeld and others. Subsequently, the paper advocates the statement to the effect that politics is the concentrated emanation of economic relations, which alludes to the significance of the Marxist social class theory.