Between Leninism and Radical Pluralism: Gramscian Reflections on Counter-Hegemony and the New Social Movements

1 July 1994

journal article
research article
Published by SAGE Publications in Critical Sociology

Vol. 20 (2) , 3-26
https://doi.org/10.1177/089692059402000201

Abstract

The rigidities of Leninist views on socialist politics may have consigned orthodox Marxism to the status of historical relic, but equally problematic is the radical pluralist disavowal of any materially-grounded, unifying basis for counter-hegemony. The main features of these two perspectives are contrasted with a Gramscian viewpoint that arguably offers the best prospect for analyzing contemporary movement politics and strategizing about social change. This approach retains the insights of historical materialism, avoids the pitfalls of radical pluralism, and remains open to ongoing transformations in culture, politics, and capitalism.

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