Domination operates through consent won by leadership, not force alone

Evidence

Despite his continuing stress on experience and intention, this definition of “dominant culture” in Williams clearly owes a great deal to Gramsci’s pivotal and commanding notion of hegemony (Prison Notebooks ). Gramsci argued that “hegemony” exists when a ruling class (or, rather, an alliance of ruling class fractions, a “historical bloc”) is able not only to coerce a subordinate class to conform to its interests, but exerts a “total social authority” over those classes and the social formation as a whole. “Hegemony” is in operation when the dominant class fractions not only dominate but direct or lead: when they not only possess the power to coerce but actively organize so as to command and win the consent of the subordinated classes to their continuing sway. “Hegemony” thus depends on a combination of force and consent. But—Gramsci argues—in the liberal-capitalist state, consent is normally in the lead, operating behind “the armour of coercion.” — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 905 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Totalitarian leaders rise through intrigue and personnel control, not violence or bureaucracy — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 866; Domination relies on coercion while leadership wins consent and subordinate interests.; Domination seeks control while leadership concords interests with other groups (+14 more)

Related

• Domination relies on coercion while leadership wins consent and subordinate interests. (similarity 0.94)
• Hegemony runs on consent backed by a standby coercive apparatus (similarity 0.93)
• Hegemony works by winning consent backed by coercion, not by force alone. (similarity 0.92)
• Hegemony combines coercion with actively won consent, with consent in the lead (similarity 0.92)
• Effective revolutionary parties unite force with consent dialectically (similarity 0.90)
• Hegemony is coercion combined with consent, won and perpetually reconstructed through class struggle. (similarity 0.89)
• Domination without leadership constitutes dictatorship without hegemony (similarity 0.89)
• Hegemony is rule achieved through consent rather than coercion (similarity 0.88)
• Under hegemony, organized consent displaces direct coercion as the main instrument (similarity 0.88)
• Durable domination requires both state force and internalized consent (similarity 0.88)
• Normal parliamentary hegemony pairs force with consent so force appears majority-backed (similarity 0.87)
• Domination via coercion alone has limited reach, while leadership requires winning consent. (similarity 0.87)
• Hegemony requires economic leadership, not just compromise concessions (similarity 0.86)
• Hegemony is a precarious, ever-rebuilt dominance won mainly through consent plus coercion. (similarity 0.85)
• Hegemony via consent, not domination, gives Orientalism its durability and strength (similarity 0.83)

Broader Connections

• Hegemony works by winning consent backed by coercion, not by force alone. #corroborates (0.95) — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 905
• Hegemony operates through winning consent backed by the threat of force. #corroborates (0.90)
• Hegemony runs on consent backed by a standby coercive apparatus #corroborates (0.90)
• The State is domination plus the active consent of the ruled #corroborates (0.85)
• Hegemony combines coercion with actively won consent, with consent in the lead #corroborates (0.85)
• Domination seeks control while leadership concords interests with other groups #expands (0.80)
• Social control includes winning consent, not just coercive punishment #corroborates (0.80)
• Hegemony is rule achieved through consent rather than coercion #corroborates (0.80) — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 626
• Domination without leadership constitutes dictatorship without hegemony #responds-to (0.75)
• Totalitarian rule replaces external coercion with domination from within each person #qualifies (0.75)
• Effective revolutionary parties unite force with consent dialectically #expands (0.75)