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GRAMSCI'S CONCEPT
OF hegemony casts a long shadow over radical
political theory. Yet how far has this theory got
us? Is it still central to feminism,
anti-capitalism, anti-racism, anarchism, and other
radical social movements today?
Richard Day shows how most contemporary movements
attempt to develop new forms of self-organization
that can run parallel-or as alternatives-to
existing forms. They follow a logic of affinity
rather than hegemony.
From Hegel's concept of recognition, through
theories of hegemony and affinity, to Hardt and
Negri's reflections on Empire, Day translates
academia's theoretical and philosophical concerns
to the politics of the street.
Richard Day is
Assistant Professor of Sociology at Queen's
University, Kingston. He is active in food,
housing, and financial co-ops, in the movement
against neo-liberalism, and in defending the
university as a public, accessible space for
critical thought and social analysis.
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