Gramsci and Global Politics

This book explains and assesses the relevance of the ideas of Gramsci. It takes his core concepts and uses them to analyse features of present-day politics and assess the extent to which his ideas can aid the understanding of the contemporary political world.

1. Introduction: Gramsci in his time and in ours John Schwarzmantel Part 1: Gramsci and the new world order 2. Beyond World Order and Transnational Classes: The (re)application of Gramsci in Global Politics Owen Worth 3. Gramsci, Epistemology, and International Relations Theory Joseph Femia 4. Trasformismo at the World Trade Organisation Bill Paterson 5. Gramsci's Internationalism, the National-Popular and the Alternative Globalisation Movement Mark McNally Part 2: Theorising the political 6. Gramsci and the problem of political agency John Schwarzmantel 7. Governing Gender: The Integral State and Gendered Subjection Gundula Ludwig 8. Civil Society and State in Turkey: A Gramscian Perspective Hasret Dikici-Bilgin 9. Populism as counter-hegemony: the Israeli case Dani Filc Part 3: Gramsci and contemporary british politics 10. Prince of Modernisers: Gramsci, New Labour and the Meaning of Modernity Will Leggett 11. Giddens' 'Third Way' and Gramsci's 'passive Revolution' Jules Townshend 12. Feelbad Britain: A Gramscian View Pat Devine and David Purdy 13. Conclusion: the continuing attraction of gramscian analysis Mark McNally