Political Hegemony and Social Complexity

Mechanisms of Power After Gramsci

By:

Alex Williams

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Paperback / softback

Series:

International Political Theory

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How can we understand power in a world of ever-growing complexity? This book proposes that we can do so by rethinking the theory and practice of political hegemony through the resources of complexity theory. Taking Gramsci’s understanding of hegemony as its starting point, the book argues that the intricacies of contemporary power can be mapped by applying concepts drawn from complexity theory, such as emergence, self-organisation, metastability, and generative entrenchment. It develops an original account of social complexity, drawing upon critical realist sociology, analytic philosophy of science, Marxist and continental philosophies, and neoliberal and anarchist thought. It then draws out the elements of Gramscian hegemony that already align with complexity concepts, such as the balance of forces, common sense, and the historic bloc. On this basis, the book sets out the different dimensions of complex hegemonic power before using this theory to interpret the nature of the power of neoliberalism since 2008.

Author Biography:

Alex Williams is a lecturer in the School of Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication Studies at the University of East Anglia, UK. His work focuses on power, technology, and strategy. He is the co-author of Inventing the Future (with N. Srnicek, 2015) and Hegemony Now (with J. Gilbert, forthcoming).

Release date Australia

August 15th, 2020

Author

Alex Williams

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Edition

1st ed. 2020

Illustrations

7 Illustrations, black and white; XI, 252 p. 7 illus.

Pages

252

Series

International Political Theory

ISBN-13

9783030197971

Product ID

33759160

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