POLI 240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: World-Systems Theory, Antonio Gramsci, Social Theory
21 Oct 2016
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Periphery: non-democratic governments, export: raw materials, import: Semi-periphery: authoritarian governments, export (cid:494)mature(cid:495) manufactures, raw materials, import: manufactures, raw materials, low wages, low welfare services. Core: democratic government, high wages, import: raw materials, export: manufactures, high investment, welfare services. The system appeared in part propped up not only by coercion but by consent. Consent is created by the hegemony of the ruling class in society meaning that the superstructure is more important than some marxists believe. Gramsci concluded that the hegemonic structure this needed to be challenged. The state = political society and social/civil society. Robert cox the analysis of (cid:494)world order(cid:495) Cox argues that knowledge cannot be objective and timeless. Facts and values are thus not distinct. Cox applies the notion of hegemony to international relations, where it is a tool to create consent for the existing order. Capitalism is nevertheless and inherently unstable system.
