Political Hegemony and Social Complexity: Mechanisms of Power After Gramsci by A

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How can we understand power in a world of ever-growing complexity? 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.

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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.

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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. 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).

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).

Table of Contents

1 Introduction.- 2 Complexity from the Sciences to Social Systems.- 3 Emergence and the Reality of Social Structure.- 4 Complexity & Political Dynamics.- 5 Ideologies of Self-Organisation.- 6 Gramscian Hegemony.- 7 Post-Structuralist Hegemony.- 8 Theorising Complex Hegemony.- 9 The Politics of Complex Hegemony.- 10 The Complex Hegemony of Neoliberalism.- 11 Conclusion.- Index.

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First book to integrate complexity theory with the theorisation and practice of hegemony Deploys new theoretical resources to rethink the persistence of neoliberalism since 2008 Provides a detailed and original reading of Gramsci, synthesising recent scholarship to demonstrate the absolute modernity of his core ideas

Details ISBN3030197972 Author Alex Williams Short Title Political Hegemony and Social Complexity Pages 252 Series International Political Theory Language English Year 2020 ISBN-10 3030197972 ISBN-13 9783030197971 Format Paperback DEWEY 327.101 Publication Date 2020-08-15 UK Release Date 2020-08-15 Edition 1st Place of Publication Cham Country of Publication Switzerland Illustrations 7 Illustrations, black and white; XI, 252 p. 7 illus. Publisher Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition Description 1st ed. 2020 Imprint Springer Nature Switzerland AG Subtitle Mechanisms of Power After Gramsci Alternative 9783030197940 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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