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Nov 5, 2024 · But it is important to recognize that Gramsci understood hegemony not simply in terms of ideas but also in relation to processes of production. One of the most extensive applications of Gramsci’s conception of hegemony has been to the analysis of international relations and international political economy , via the so-called transnational historical materialism.
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Written during the interwar period, Gramsci’s broader political economy within which his theory of hegemony emerged was aimed at addressing what he saw as two important weaknesses in both the theoretical framework and political project of historical materialism: (1) the tendency toward structural or economic determinism in the analysis of capitalist development evident in Marx’s later work ...
The Concept of Hegemony Gramsci developed his thoughts approximately hegemony at the beginning of the 20th century towards the background of the rise of fascism and the failure of communist revolutions in Europe after the First World War.As a founding member of the Italian Communist Party, Gramsci struggled with why the people' revolution predicted through classical Marxism failed to ...
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Oct 10, 2017 · Hegemony is important because the capacity to influence the thought of the colonized is by far the most sustained and potent operation of imperial power in colonized regions. Indeed, an ‘empire’ is distinct from a collection of subject states forcibly controlled by a central power by virtue of the effectiveness of its cultural hegemony.
Hegemony is also something that works spatially and at different scales. As a convinced internationalist, Gramsci believed that hegemony could arise between classes, but also between regions or countries. Last, it is important to remember that while hegemony is based on consent, coercive power always looms.
Feb 23, 2011 · There are important aspects of Gramsci’s early experience, both as a journalist and political activist, that help explain the historic and political context for his reflections on hegemony. This collection is a valuable resource, especially the articles taken from the newspaper Ordine Nuovo .
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Apr 16, 1987 · The concept of hegemony needs considerable amplification and analysis before we can see at all clearly how it is to be applied or what claims it makes. In spite of the voluminous literature on Gramsci, remarkably little attention has been devoted to identifying the precise meaning (or meanings) he assigned to what is, arguably, the key concept of his mature writings.
