Reading Antonio Gramsci as a Methodologist

Jubas, Kaela

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“…Schematising capitalism in and through the production of working-class power. However, not all relations of subordination have the same historical force or 'decisive nucleus of economic activity' (Bruff, 2005: 272-276), and it is of material necessity for the subaltern class(es) to surface unnoticed relations of domination to give meaning to their (more or less) subversive and (more or less) inclusive forms of struggle (Galastri, 2018;Gramsci, 1971: 243-245, 333-367;Jubas, 2010).…”

Section: Gramsci's Methodology Of the Subaltern And Ipementioning

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“…Accordingly, we can apprehend the ‘methodology of the subaltern’ to study the historical development of class forces from the multiple and often discontinuous moments of ‘catharsis’; to study the historical process of workers reaching ‘integral autonomy’ through the production of uneven and contradictory stages of ‘relative autonomy’ (Galastri, 2018: 46–47; Gramsci, 1971: 52; Jubas, 2010: 229). Integral autonomy can be understood when a subaltern class consolidates its immanent class project, namely, when it transcends the historical relations that alienate their social form of being.…”

Section: Gramsci’s Methodology Of the Subaltern And Ipementioning

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International Political Economy of Labour and Gramsci’s methodology of the subaltern

Heras

2019

The British Journal of Politics and International Relations

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Gramscian International Political Economy scholarship has predominantly focused on studying capital's power to subsume labour under different hegemonic projects. Various Autonomist Marxists have recently sought to fill such gap by proposing a disruption-oriented International Political Economy. However, the article argues that it mirrors domination-oriented International Political Economy approaches for overemphasising labour's disruptive potentiality and for paying little attention to the limitations that labour faces in its own empowerment. To escape from the unilateralism of these two mutually exclusive perspectives, the article reviews Gramsci's 'Methodology of the Subaltern' in order to propose a Gramscian or strategic International Political Economy of Labour. Hence, the article shows that it is possible for International Political Economy scholars to study uneven capitalist development as the result of the agency of (dis)organised labour as well as to account better for the emancipatory potentiality of working-class strategies in specific contexts.

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Section: Gramsci's Methodology Of the Subaltern And Ipementioning

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Section: Gramsci’s Methodology Of the Subaltern And Ipementioning

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International Political Economy of Labour and Gramsci’s methodology of the subaltern

Heras

2019

The British Journal of Politics and International Relations

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“…Class relations are constituted by relations of ‘gender, race, culture, and religion that function in different modalities in specific historical contexts, [thus] constructing categories of identity provide the basis for excluding particular groups from participating, [and form] the basis for relations of inequality and exclusion which produce the subaltern as the marginalised “Other”‘ (Green, 2011: 395–396). However, not all relations of subordination have the same historical force or ‘decisive nucleus of economic activity’ (Bruff, 2005: 272–276); and it is of material necessity for the subaltern class(es) to surface unnoticed relations of domination to give meaning to their (more or less) subversive and (more or less) inclusive forms of struggle (Galastri, 2018; Gramsci, 1971: 243–245, 333–367; Jubas, 2010).…”

Section: Gramsci’s Methodology Of the Subaltern And Ipementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Accordingly, we can use the ‘methodology of the subaltern’ to study the historical development of class forces from the multiple and often discontinuous moments of ‘catharsis’. We can study the historical process of workers reaching ‘integral autonomy’ through the production of uneven and contradictory stages of ‘relative autonomy’ (Gramsci, 1971: 52; Jubas, 2010: 229; Galastri, 2018: 46–47). Integral autonomy can be understood when a subaltern class consolidates its immanent class project, namely when it transcends its constitutive historical relations of social alienation.…”

Section: Gramsci’s Methodology Of the Subaltern And Ipementioning

confidence: 99%

International Political Economy of Labour and Gramsci’s methodology of the subaltern

Heras

2018

The British Journal of Politics and International Relations

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Gramscian International Political Economy scholarship has predominantly focused on studying capital’s power to subsume labour under different hegemonic projects. Various autonomist Marxists have recently sought to ‘voice labour’ by proposing a disruption-oriented International Political Economy. However, this article argues that such an approach mirrors domination-oriented International Political Economy approaches by overemphasising labour’s disruptive potentiality and by paying little attention to the historical limitations that labour faces in its own empowerment. To escape from the unilateralism of these two mutually exclusive perspectives, Gramsci’s ‘Methodology of the Subaltern’ is reviewed in order to propose a Gramscian or strategic International Political Economy of Labour. Hence, this article shows that it is possible for International Political Economy scholars to study uneven capitalist development as the result of the agency of (dis)organised labour and thereby to better account for the emancipatory potentiality of working-class strategies in specific contexts.

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“…Gramsci's thought approach is believed to be consistent with qualitative research methodologies (Jubas, 2010). According to Gramsci (1999), the law of uniformity or generalization in knowledge is neither useful nor interesting.…”

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Regulation Hegemony and Accountability of the Local Government: a Study on Regional Financial Management in Indonesia

Witono

Sukoharsono

Nurkholis

et al. 2021

IJABS

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Purpose — The purpose of this research is to uncover the reality of implementing regional financial management regulations and their impact on local government accountability. Design/methodology/approach — This research uses a critical qualitative research approach to the Gramsci hegemony perspective. This approach is useful for analyzing the shackles of regulation in the implementation of regional financial management. Findings — The results show that regulation has become a means for the state to dominate in the realm of political society and hegemony for civil society. This results in an orientation of local government accountability which tends to be vertical accountability rather than horizontal (public) accountability. Practical Implications — Changes in regional autonomy regulations have led to increasing dominance of the central government in the regions. This is reflected in the various regulations produced by the institutions in the central government which shackle the space and innovation of the local government in managing regional finances. Due to the shackles of the regulation, local governments prioritize serving the interests of the central government (vertical accountability) compared to services to the society (horizontal accountability). Originality/value — This study contributes to uncovering the facts that occur related to regional financial management so that it can provide input to the government in the implementation of regional government accountability. Keywords Regional Government Accountability, Regional Financial Management Regulations, Regulation Hegemony. Paper Type Research Paper.

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Reading Antonio Gramsci as a Methodologist

Cited by 6 publications

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International Political Economy of Labour and Gramsci’s methodology of the subaltern

International Political Economy of Labour and Gramsci’s methodology of the subaltern

International Political Economy of Labour and Gramsci’s methodology of the subaltern

Regulation Hegemony and Accountability of the Local Government: a Study on Regional Financial Management in Indonesia

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