The science of politics asks whether the ruler-ruled division is eternal or only historical
Evidence
Gramsci certainly would not entertain that kind of reductionism for a moment. He knows he is analyzing structurally complex, not simple and transparent, formations. He knows that politics has its own “relatively autonomous” forms, tempos, and trajectories, which need to be studied in their own right, with their own distinctive concepts, and with attention to their real and retroactive effects. — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2, 139 (
#expands, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Contingency of historical conjunctures is a precondition for political possibility; Politics has relatively autonomous forms requiring study in their own right — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2: Identity…, 139
Related
- Politics has relatively autonomous forms requiring study in their own right (similarity 0.83)
- Politics must be established as an autonomous science within any coherent worldview (similarity 0.81)
- Subaltern histories must be studied through six distinct phases of their political formation (similarity 0.79)
Broader Connections
- Politics has relatively autonomous forms requiring study in their own right
#expands(0.82) — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2, 139