Hegemony and Power Consensus and Coercion in Contemporary Politics

by Haugaard, Mark; Lentner, Howard H.; Fontana, Benedetto; Cerny, Philip G.; Lentner, Howard H.; Goverde, Henri; Penttinen, Elina; Hattori, Tomohisa; Newman, Saul; Ryan, Kevin

• ISBN13: 9780739115039
• ISBN10: 0739115030
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-08-19
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

This book provides the first systematic examination of the relationship of hegemony and power. Nine essays delve into the diverse analytical aspects of the two concepts, and an introduction and conclusion by the editors, respectively, forge a synthesis of their theoretical coherence. Hegemony has long existed as a term in political science, international relations, and social theory, but its meaning varies across these fields. While each has developed its own 'local' language games for treating the idea, they all conceptualize hegemony as a form of power. Building on the recent rigorous exposition of power, this book subjects hegemony to a clarifying debate. In doing so, it advances the power debate. Components of the literature assume a relationship between power and hegemony, but no previous work has performed a concentrated and consistent analytical examination of them until now.

Author Biography

Mark Haugaard is Lecturer in the Department of Political Science and Sociology at the National University of Ireland, Galway. Howard H. Lentner is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science at the City University of New York.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vi
Introduction
Conceptual Confrontation	p. 3
Theoretical Bases of Hegemony and Power
State and Society: The Concept of Hegemony in Gramsci	p. 23
Power and Hegemony in Social Theory	p. 45
Hegemony and Power in International Relations and Political Life
Dilemmas of Operationalizing Hegemony	p. 67
Hegemony and Power in International Politics	p. 89
Mars and Venus in the Atlantic Community: Power Dynamics Under Hegemony	p. 109
Postmodern and Feminist Approaches to Hegemony and Power
Providing Security: White Western Feminists' Protecting "Other" Women	p. 133
A Critical Naturalist Approach to Power and Hegemony: Analyzing Giving Practices	p. 151
Does Power Have a Place? Hegemony, Antagonism, and Radical Politics	p. 169
Hegemony and the Power to Act	p. 191
Conclusion
Dynamics and Complexity in Politics	p. 213
References	p. 219
Index	p. 237
About the Contributors	p. 253
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