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Theft of Gramsci? On the radical right, radical left, and common sense

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ID18945134
AuthorsA Pasieka (0000-0002-6895-7402, University of Vienna, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume46
Issue4
Pages417-436
Publication date2022-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDialectical Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0304-4092 • E-ISSN: 1573-0786
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s10624-022-09681-6
PMID36647515
OpenAlexW4315650256
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited13

Drawing on ethnographic research with radical right-wing activists in Italy and Poland, my article reflects on the ways in which the Gramscian framework may enhance our understanding of the present-day political landscape. Gramsci’s role in the article is threefold. First, since he was a keen observer of fascist developments, I relate his observations on fascism and inquire into their relevance for understanding the rise of the far right today. Second, I explore the agendas of the movements I studied through the Gramscian lens. Inspired by the special issue’s editors, I examine the extent to which Gramsci’s concept of “common sense” is helpful for analyzing contemporary far-right activism. Third, I relate my own ethnographic observation to analyses of a broader terrain of far-right politics to shed light on the phenomenon of “far-right Gramscianism.” Bringing together all these observations on the radical right, “common sense” and Gramsci’s legacy, I reflect on the complex interrelationship between the radical right and the radical left

Common sense · Environmental ethics · Law and economics · Political radicalism · Political science · Politics · Radical right · Sociology · Elite Sociology and Global Capitalism · Law · Philosophy · Political Economy and Marxism · Political theory and Gramsci

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Unique citing works7
Citations per year7
Citation span2025 - 2026 (2)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
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