BOOK REVIEW

Reflections on Carl Schmitt’s ‘Concept of the Political’

The legacy of Carl Schmitt, the prophet of the global right and an inspiration model for German fascism in the 1930s, is deeply contested. Still, Schmitt remains as relevant today as he was a century ago.

Abdullah Ayasun
6 min readMay 3, 2024

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German political philosopher Carl Schmitt.

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Abdullah Ayasun

Boston-based journalist and writer. Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. On art, culture, politics and everything in between. X: @abyasun