Comment 4 for bug 126540

I am now (3.8.0-26-generic, nautilus 3.6.3) experiencing the same problem: Only in icon view I can open a context menu with "new directory"; in the list view I get only the concerning file's menu.
The mentioned work-around does not work for me: The "File" menu in the menu bar does not contain a "new directory" (or "create directory") item either.
It's not a permission problem; the icon view gives me a "new directory", and in the shell I could create the directory without problems.