Hegemony operates through winning consent backed by the threat of force.

Evidence

The end goal is to win consent for an imperial agenda through a process that orchestrates fear of the enemy within and preempts criticisms of empire-building. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 491 (#exemplifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Under hegemony, organized consent displaces direct coercion as the main instrument; Hegemony is an unstable equilibrium requiring continuous re-securing.; Hegemony combines coercion with actively won consent, with consent in the lead (+16 more)

Related

• Hegemony works by winning consent backed by coercion, not by force alone. (similarity 0.84)
• Hegemony combines coercion with actively won consent, with consent in the lead (similarity 0.83)
• Hegemony runs on consent backed by a standby coercive apparatus (similarity 0.83)
• Hegemony is a fragile, multi-front achievement won through consent, not domination (similarity 0.83)
• Hegemony is rule achieved through consent rather than coercion (similarity 0.83)
• Hegemony is forged through cultural and ideological struggle, not just force. (similarity 0.82)
• Hegemony is coercion combined with consent, won and perpetually reconstructed through class struggle. (similarity 0.82)
• Under hegemony, organized consent displaces direct coercion as the main instrument (similarity 0.81)
• Domination relies on coercion while leadership wins consent and subordinate interests. (similarity 0.80)
• Normal parliamentary hegemony pairs force with consent so force appears majority-backed (similarity 0.80)
• Hegemony must be actively won and can be lost, never permanent (similarity 0.80)
• Domination operates through consent won by leadership, not force alone (similarity 0.79)
• Durable domination requires both state force and internalized consent (similarity 0.79)
• Effective revolutionary parties unite force with consent dialectically (similarity 0.78)
• Hegemony requires economic leadership, not just compromise concessions (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Physical force constitutes power because it asymmetrically orders parties’ relative preferences #corroborates (0.75)
• Fear of an internal enemy is manufactured to secure consent for empire #exemplifies (0.70) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 491
• Populist rhetoric can forge hegemonic alliances binding the people to capital. #expands (0.60)