The students have always found themselves at loggerheads with the Institution. The first question we must ask ourselves is what the Institution is. An institution according to the Oxford dictionary is an organization founded for religious, educational, professional, or social purposes. To us Marxists, the Institution is a representation and the characterization of the State, based on the mode of production of that particular state. Another question that might arise is what is the mode of production? The mode of production according to Marxist theory is the way of producing, and it is a combination of: 1. Productive forces: Human labor power and the means of production (the tools used for producing the material goods and services needed in a society) 2. Social and relations of production : these include the property, power and control relations governing society's productive assets (often codified in law), cooperative work relations and forms of association, relations between peopl...
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