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Historical Materialism and Social Development: Reconstructing a Marxist Theory in the Age of Contemporary Social Theory Aung, Ye Si Thu
Indonesian Journal of Advanced Research Vol. 5 No. 2 (2026): February 2026
Publisher : PT FORMOSA CENDEKIA GLOBAL

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55927/ijar.v5i2.16250

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This paper argues that Karl Marx’s theory of historical materialism remains partially valid and analytically fruitful when reformulated in dialogue with contemporary social theory. After clarifying social development, it reconstructs the core claims of forces and relations of production, class struggle, and modes of production. It examines failed empirical predictions, doubts about socialism or communism, objections to economic reductionism, and concerns about Eurocentrism. By placing historical materialism into conversation with structural functionalism, conflict theory, interpretive approaches, rational-choice and biosocial accounts, it proposes a non-teleological, multi-causal reconstruction retaining its explanatory core for digital capitalism and global inequality.
Validation as a Binding Condition of Operative Reality: Institutional Admissibility in Social Ontology Aung, Ye Si Thu
International Journal of Multidisciplinary Sciences Vol. 4 No. 1 (2026)
Publisher : Jayapangus Press

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37329/ijms.v4i1.5300

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Institutional systems repeatedly generate a structural divergence between intrinsic adequacy and institutional operability. Entities possessing coherent structure, competence, or evidential support frequently remain unable to circulate within organized domains, while other entities continue to generate authoritative consequences despite contested intrinsic adequacy. This asymmetry indicates that institutional operability is not governed by epistemic truth, causal capability, or intrinsic properties alone. The operative condition lies in admission. Within institutional systems capable of enforceable recognition, entities become effective only after passing the admission threshold that authorizes participation in the domain’s decision structure. The present analysis develops a social-ontological model specifying validation as the binding condition of institutional admissibility. The investigation proceeds through analytical reconstruction of institutional mechanisms combined with comparative conceptual illustration across three structurally distinct domains: monetary circulation, professional jurisdiction, and scientific publication. These domains isolate the distinction between intrinsic reality, defined as the material, semantic, or causal constitution of entities, and operative reality, defined as the authorization under which entities may function within institutional systems regulating participation, responsibility, and circulation. The analysis establishes that institutional systems stabilize action through validation regimes governing admissibility rather than through direct evaluation of intrinsic adequacy. Validation admits entities into the domain’s operative field and thereby permits circulation, authority, and responsibility allocation. Withdrawal of validation produces immediate institutional inoperability while intrinsic properties remain unchanged. This discontinuity shows that institutional efficacy depends on admission status rather than intrinsic capability, establishing operative reality through validation within social systems.