A Study Of Sarah Sarkar 's Ecological Socialism

Saral Sarkar is the most representative eco-socialists since the mid-1990 s. using the tool of Marxist critical theory, Saral Sarkar considerated the future of socialistic and the digestion of current global ecological crisis comprehensively, did a lot of Exploration and research work in the study of Ecological socialistic, environmental politics, and left-wing alternative theories, and formed a unique ecological socialist theory and policy.on the base of Sarah Sarkar’s all works, using mainly the research methods of combining diachronic and logic, combining of the original text interpretation and theoretical analysis and combining of case study and group study and group case study, this paper combed Sarkar’s revealing about the innerly necessary link between the ecological crisis and capitalism, the ecological analysis of the reasons for the failure of the Soviet model of socialistic, the passionate vision for the future ecological socialist vision. Further, this paper summarized his convert paradigm on development of human society, his ecology development on historical materialism and political economy, and his "radical" green vision about ecological socialistic theory. As a starting point, this paper depicted the relevance between Saral Sarkar and other ecological Marxist on the academic pedigree aspect, more clearly outlined a complete picture of the development of the theory of contemporary eco-socialistic, and better grasped the domestic cutting-edge issues of theoretical research ecosystem in socialistic.In Sarkar’s eco-socialistic theory, there are two main lines of thinking throughout- "breaking" and "standing"-which mutually penetrating. On one hand, "breaking" is in the "standing" and "standing" is in the "breaking". On the other hand, "standing" is on the based of and "breaking" service for "standing".In terms of "breaking", Sarkar analysed the ecological reasons of the failed Soviet model and critiqued the capitalism ecologically. On the one hand, While affirming the achievements of Soviet environmental protection, Sarkar Probed the main reasons for the failure of the Soviet model of society in a unique perspective, pointing out that, driving by the "growing optimism" Spirit, the Soviet neglected the growth-limit, resulting in serious ecological deterioration, coupled with the formation of a privileged "new class" of socialistic and moral decay, inevitably leading to the failure of Soviet socialistic. On the other hand, Sarkar pointed out the contradiction between logic and finite natural resources between capital growth is the main source of ecological crisis, and within the framework of the capitalist system, it is impossible to destroy the ecological crisis. Therefore, both in theoretical and in practical level, such concepts as "sustainable capitalism," "capitalist ecological civilization" are contradictory and subjective act. Thereby, Sarkar reveals the "anti ecology " essence of capitalism.In terms of "standing", Sarkar refuted the prevailing market socialist view firstly and thought that the future of this theory was slim. He advocated that eco-socialistic implement "economic- contraction" policy in order to achieve true sustainable development, insisted the socialistic values of equality, unity and cooperation to create socialistic "New Man", and he promoted an fundamental cultural transformation to adapt to the ecological "imperative." Further, Sarkar pointed out the "moral progress" was the real driving force to achieve eco-socialistic, and "The Simple Life" was a feasible way to achieve ecological socialistic. From the view of the prospect for achieving ecological socialistic, Sarkar still considered it was a long-term career overall, but China meets to create a sustainable society prerequisite. The fundamental purpose of this paper is not only more comprehensive to present and analysis the eco-socialistic ideology of Sarkar, but also to mine the significance and revelation to socialistic harmonious society and beautiful Chinese construction from his thoughts.Eco-socialist society tentative plan of Sarkar has great theoretical and practical significance of criticism and construction of historical materialism and political economy, but also inevitably has some limitation in a certain degree. This paper excavates the theoretical value of Sarkar’s ecological socialist ideology in political ecology, social justice and socialistic "New-man", cards its significance about the locating of the rooting-causes of global ecological crisis and collaborative governance. Combining with Chinese socialistic characteristics and basing on Sarkar’s concern about China Road, this paper generalizes his realistic value to socialist ecological civilization construction in the cultivation of socialist "New Man", in moderate economic growth and in the "symbiotic" of culture and ecology, and in other aspects.No doubt, there are some theoretical limitations in Sarkar’s eco-socialist ideology, which appears in mainly in his ignoring the uncertainty of "Limits to Growth" paradigm, and fluctuating between anthropocentrism and eco-centrism, etc.In summary, by seeking the correspondence between Sarkar’s eco-socialist ideology and the construction of socialist ecological civilization in multi-angle and comprehensively, this papernot only further enriches the Marxist ecological thought and the scientific concept of development, but also conducives to mitigating increasingly serious ecological crisis and promotes "green" building a harmonious society, which has important theoretical and practical significance to the ecological civilization construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics.