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CRISTIANO, Javier Luis. Outline of a Structural History of Capitalist Acceleration. Rev. mex. cienc. polít. soc [online]. 2021, vol.66, n.241, pp.89-108.  Epub 19-Mar-2021. ISSN 0185-1918.  https://doi.org/10.22201/fcpys.2448492xe.2020.241.70747.

Prominent among the analysis of the transformation of the temporal structures of modernity is the idea of acceleration, Hartmut Rosa’s work being the main reference for it since it outlines a systematic theory connecting acceleration with explanatory variables forming a sociologically discernible trend. The purpose of this article is to deepen this analysis, specifically concerning the connection that Rosa establishes between acceleration and capitalism. In order to examine this link as a trend movement of modern society, it specifies the formal relations between the logic of capital, as analyzed by Marx, and the acceleration of concrete and fundamental social processes. It then presents the way in which these logical relations have been deployed throughout the long history of capitalism, using concepts and empirical material from the French school of regulation. This results in an outline of the structural history of the acceleration that, in addition to developing Rosa’s theory with unusual means, has potential value for more specific historical and conceptual analysis.

Palavras-chave : social acceleration; capitalism; structures; trends; sociological theory.