Neo-Gramscian Contribution on the Concept of Hegemony in International Relations: A Theoretical Analysis

Year 2018, Volume: 20 Issue: 2, 177 - 187, 01.12.2018

Murat Tınas

Abstract

The concept of hegemony is one of the central concepts in International Relations as both positivist and post-positivist approaches have been utilizing the concept within their theoretical frameworks. However, looking at how theories are utilizing the concept it is obvious that there is a lack of consensus on the meaning of hegemony. By taking this as its starting point, this article aims to explore the concept of hegemony in the discipline from different perspectives with a specific emphasis on the neo-Gramscian approach. In the first section, a brief introduction on the materialistic and static understanding of hegemony in mainstream approaches, is presented. Then in the second section, there is a discussion on the neo-Gramscian contribution on the concept of hegemony. In conclusion, the article argues that neo-Gramscian approach to understand hegemony enriches the concept by adding up ideational elements on the sociological process through which social forces establish exploitative relationship patterns

Keywords

Hegemony, Realism, Liberalism, Neo-Gramscian Approach, Coercion, Consent

Uluslararası İlişkilerde Hegemonya Kavramına Neo-Gramscian Katkı: Kuramsal Bir Analiz

Abstract

Hegemonya kavramı hem pozitivist hem de post-pozitivist yaklaşımların sıkça başvurduğu bir kavram olarak Uluslararası İlişkilerin temel kavramlarından birisidir. Ancak uluslararası ilişkileri anlamak ve anlamlandırmak için sıkça kullanılmasına rağmen kavramın anlamı üzerinde bir görüş birliği mevcut değildir. Buradan hareketle, eldeki bu çalışma merkeze neo-Gramscian yaklaşımı alarak hegemonya kavramının Uluslararası İlişkiler disiplini içerisinde hangi manalara geldiğini ortaya koymaktadır. Birinci bölümde, ana akım yaklaşımların hegemonya kavramını materyal minvalde nasıl ele aldığı tanıtılmaktadır. İkinci bölümde hegemonya kavramına neo-Gramscian bakış açısının yaptığı katkılar tartışılacaktır. Son bölümdeyse neo-Gramscian yaklaşımının baskın ve bağımlı gruplar arasındaki düşünsel faktörleri de analize dâhil ederek hegemonya kavramının tanımını genişletip kavramın uluslararası ilişkilerdeki hegemonik düzeni açıklamadaki kapasitesini arttırdığını iddia edilmektedir

Keywords

Hegemonya, Realizm, Liberalizm, Neo-Gramscian Yaklaşım, Cebir, Rıza.

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