MacIver’s Conception of the “General Will”: Reconfiguring Popular Sovereignty and Collective Political Purpose R.M. MacIver’s interpretation of the “general will,” particularly as articulated in The Modern State and The Web of Government, marks a significant normative intervention in the theory of popular sovereignty and the ethical underpinnings of the modern state. In asserting that the … Continue reading How does MacIver’s conception of the “general will” as not merely the will of the state but a will for the state reshape our understanding of popular sovereignty and collective political purpose?
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Examine Antonio Gramsci’s concept of hegemony, with a focus on the role of consent in maintaining the dominance of ruling classes. Analyze how cultural and ideological institutions contribute to the production of consent and the stabilization of power relations in society.
Antonio Gramsci’s Concept of Hegemony: Consent, Culture, and the Maintenance of Power Introduction Antonio Gramsci, the Italian Marxist thinker and political theorist, introduced a revolutionary reinterpretation of power, class domination, and state authority through his concept of hegemony. Written during his imprisonment by Mussolini’s regime, Gramsci’s Prison Notebooks explore how bourgeois domination is maintained not … Continue reading Examine Antonio Gramsci’s concept of hegemony, with a focus on the role of consent in maintaining the dominance of ruling classes. Analyze how cultural and ideological institutions contribute to the production of consent and the stabilization of power relations in society.