| ID | 184048 |
| Title Proper | Uneven worlds of hegemony |
| Other Title Information | Towards a discursive ontology of societal multiplicity |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Morozov, Viacheslav ; Viacheslav Morozov |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The neo-Marxist literature on uneven and combined development has made significant progress towards a comprehensive theory of the international. Its point of departure is societal multiplicity as a fundamental condition of the international. This article identifies an important lacuna in the ontology of multiplicity: there is no discussion of what constitutes a ‘society’, or the basic entity capable of entering a relationship with other entities. Existing solutions, including those relying on relational sociology, gravitate towards ontological individualism. Building on poststructuralist neo-Gramscian theories, I propose to ground the conceptualisation of ‘society’ in the notion of hegemony. This implies a discursive ontology, which attributes the inside/outside dynamic to hegemonic formations rather than states or societies. Coupled with the understanding of hegemony as a scalar phenomenon, this ontology can account for the primacy of the state in modern times, while also enabling a research focus on other types of collectivities. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Relations Vol. 36, No.1; Mar 2022: p.83-103 |
| Journal Source | International Relations Vol: 36 No 1 |
| Key Words | Poststructuralism ; Hegemony ; Uneven and Combined Development ; Scale ; Ontology ; Multiplicity |