Revolutionary strategy unites the moments of force and consent dialectically.
Evidence
As explained in the following passage, this notion means for Gramsci the dialectical unity of the moments of force and consent in political action. The term “doppia prospettiva ” goes back to the Fifth World Congress of the Comintern. — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 2183
Categorization
- DEFINE: Defines ‘doppia prospettiva’ as Gramsci’s dialectical unity of force and consent — a core concept for the toolkit.
- XREF: Links forward to hegemony as the balance of coercion and consent in Islamophobia and state-power readings. — connects to: Contemporary revolutions increasingly empower warlord governments rather than consent-based regimes — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 1111; Effective revolutionary parties unite force with consent dialectically — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 595; Hegemony operates through winning consent backed by the threat of force. (+6 more)
Broader Connections
- Effective revolutionary parties unite force with consent dialectically
#corroborates(1.00) — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 595 - Gramsci’s dual perspective fuses force and consent into one political strategy.
#exemplifies(0.95) - Hegemony operates through winning consent backed by the threat of force.
#expands(0.85) - Hegemony combines coercion with actively won consent, with consent in the lead
#expands(0.85) - Hegemony works by winning consent backed by coercion, not by force alone.
#expands(0.85) — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 905 - Normal hegemony balances force and consent so that force appears based on majority consent
#expands(0.85) — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 1952 - The state is an equilibrium of coercion and consent run through civil society
#expands(0.85) — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 1869 - Domination operates through consent won by leadership, not force alone
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