Capitalismo autoritario: mutaciones neoliberales, soberanía corporativa y resistencias democráticas

Ruth Ferrero-Turrión

doi:10.6018/reg.681091

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Ruth Ferrero-Turrión UCM

DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/reg.681091

Palabras clave: Capitalismo Autoritario, Democracia, Plataformas Digitales, Poder Corporativo, Neoliberalismo

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Este artículo analiza el concepto de capitalismo autoritario como mutación del neoliberalismo en el siglo XXI, caracterizada por la subordinación de la democracia a los intereses corporativos. A partir de una revisión crítica de autores como Fraser, Brown, Streeck, Han, Sassen y Zuboff, se examinan cinco dinámicas interdependientes: concentración económica y soberanía corporativa, capitalismo de plataformas y control digital, precarización laboral, captura regulatoria y hegemonía cultural. El texto muestra cómo estas tendencias se refuerzan en contextos de crisis financieras, sanitarias y ecológicas, erosionando la legitimidad democrática a escala global. Asimismo, se destacan experiencias de resistencia social y alternativas democráticas, con especial atención a América Latina, donde confluyen luchas contra el extractivismo, la precarización y el autoritarismo neoliberal. Se concluye que comprender el capitalismo autoritario es indispensable para imaginar instituciones capaces de subordinar el capital a la democracia.

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