Hegemony runs on consent backed by a standby coercive apparatus

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: Hegemony via consent, not domination, gives Orientalism its durability and strength; Domination relies on coercion while leadership wins consent and subordinate interests.; Domination operates through consent won by leadership, not force alone (+16 more)

Related

• Hegemony works by winning consent backed by coercion, not by force alone. (similarity 0.95)
• Hegemony combines coercion with actively won consent, with consent in the lead (similarity 0.95)
• Hegemony is coercion combined with consent, won and perpetually reconstructed through class struggle. (similarity 0.94)
• Domination operates through consent won by leadership, not force alone (similarity 0.93)
• Under hegemony, organized consent displaces direct coercion as the main instrument (similarity 0.93)
• Hegemony is rule achieved through consent rather than coercion (similarity 0.92)
• Domination relies on coercion while leadership wins consent and subordinate interests. (similarity 0.92)
• Normal parliamentary hegemony pairs force with consent so force appears majority-backed (similarity 0.92)
• Effective revolutionary parties unite force with consent dialectically (similarity 0.90)
• Hegemony is a precarious, ever-rebuilt dominance won mainly through consent plus coercion. (similarity 0.88)
• Hegemony via consent, not domination, gives Orientalism its durability and strength (similarity 0.88)
• Hegemony requires economic leadership, not just compromise concessions (similarity 0.88)
• Domination without leadership constitutes dictatorship without hegemony (similarity 0.86)
• Parliamentary rule institutionalized permanent voluntary consent from the urban class (similarity 0.84)
• Industrial habits are imposed historically through brute coercion, not consent (similarity 0.84)

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 combines coercion with actively won consent, with consent in the lead #expands (0.90)
• Hegemony operates through winning consent backed by the threat of force. #corroborates (0.90)
• Under hegemony, organized consent displaces direct coercion as the main instrument #expands (0.85)
• Hegemony is coercion combined with consent, won and perpetually reconstructed through class struggle. #expands (0.85)
• Normal parliamentary hegemony pairs force with consent so force appears majority-backed #exemplifies (0.85)
• Hegemony is rule achieved through consent rather than coercion #qualifies (0.80) — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 626
• Formal democratic liberties rest on an unseen foundation of physical coercion #expands (0.80) — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 346
• Social control includes winning consent, not just coercive punishment #expands (0.75)