Hegemony Flashcards
What does Antonio Gramsci suggest is the nature of the crisis during societal transitions?
The old is dying and the new cannot be born; a variety of morbid symptoms appear in this interregnum.
This quote highlights the instability and challenges faced during major societal changes.
What years did World War I take place?
1914-1918
What significant revolution occurred in 1917?
Russian Revolution
What economic event spanned from 1929 to 1939?
Global ‘Great Depression’
What was the primary economic strategy employed by FDR during the Great Depression?
New Deal spending on infrastructure while demand is low.
Who is associated with the concept of ‘Welfare state capitalism’?
John Maynard Keynes
What was a key feature of the ‘Golden Age’ of Capitalism from 1945 to 1975?
Welfare state and wealth redistribution.
What major crisis occurred in the West from 1973 to 1975?
Oil Crisis
What economic approach characterized the period from 1979 to 2008?
Neoliberalism
What was one of the outcomes of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis?
Increase in discussions on Universal Basic Income and social welfare.
What term describes the opposition to Trump that began in 2017?
Resistance to Trump
What significant event occurred on January 6, 2021?
Trumpists attacked the US Capitol.
What does ‘Western Marxism’ analyze?
The rise of Naziism and Fascism in Western Democracies.
What was a key limitation of classical Marxism according to Western Marxists?
It cannot explain why the working class failed to take power after WW1.
Who were the Gang of Four?
A group that critiqued political and social opinions in their work ‘Why Theory’.
What does Gramsci’s concept of ‘Hegemony’ emphasize?
The process of leadership and political domination requiring both consent and coercion.
According to Gramsci, what is necessary for the ruling class to maintain power?
The consent of the governed and social leadership before government power.
Fill in the blank: Hegemony involves a constant process of _______ between differing social formations.
[negotiation]
What is a key characteristic of Gramsci’s definition of hegemony?
It is a negotiation between social formations and their alliances with different groups and classes.
True or False: Gramsci believes that the dominant class’s economic interests are always transparent.
False
