Political science of the future

Adolf Bibič and the futurological component of political science

Abstract

The article presents an attempt to make sense of Adolf Bibič’s oeuvre as a whole. It reveals his broader intellectual (and also political) project along with his coherent and systematic analysis of what may also be understood as the ‘possibilities’ of political science. We claim that Bibič’s various analyses and interventions actually pivot on the question of the future or, even better, the role and position of political science in it. We name this aspect of Bibič’s oeuvre the ‘political science of the future’, which necessarily returns to the history of political ideas and political history to even be able to understand the current political relations and their contradictions. The ambition and capacity of the ‘political science of the future’ is not merely an explanation of what exists since, as Bibič states, political science is the key science for facing the challenges of the future and, accordingly, vital for our existence – political and physical.

Keywords

future;state;democracy;citizenship;

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Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2024
Typology:	1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:	UL FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
UDC:	32:001.18Bibič, Adolf
COBISS:	193886467
ISSN:	0040-3598
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Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary title:	Politologija prihodnosti
Secondary abstract:	Članek je poskus celostnega branja opusa Adolfa Bibiča. Razkriva njegov širši intelektualni (in tudi politični) projekt in koherentno ter sistematično analizo tega, kar bi lahko razumeli tudi kot »možnosti« politologije. V prispevku namreč trdimo, da je osišče Bibičevih heterogenih analiz in intervencij v resnici vprašanje prihodnosti oziroma, bolje, vloge in položaja politične znanosti v njej. Ta vidik Bibičevega opusa imenujemo »politologija prihodnosti«, ki se nujno vrača v zgodovino političnih idej in politično zgodovino, da bi sploh lahko razumela aktualna politična razmerja in njihova protislovja. »Politologija prihodnosti« pa nima ambicije in kapacitete le za pojasnjevanje obstoječega, saj je po Bibiču ključna znanost za soočanje z izzivi prihodnosti in je kot taka nujna za naš obstoj – politični in fizični.
Secondary keywords:	prihodnost;država;demokracija;državljanstvo;Bibič;Adolf;1933-1996;Politične vede;Napovedovanje;
Type (COBISS):	Article
Pages:	str. 207-219, 246
Volume:	ǂLetn. ǂ61
Issue:	ǂšt. ǂ1
Chronology:	2024
DOI:	10.51936/tip.61.1.207
ID:	23628213