Date of Award

1-1-2019

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

M.A.

Department

Josef Korbel School of International Studies

First Advisor

Micheline Ishay, Ph.D.

Second Advisor

George DeMartino

Third Advisor

Adam Rovner

Keywords

Boulanger, Gramsci, Hegemony, Non-hegemony, Populism, Third Republic of France

Abstract

Increasingly liberal states are facing challenges from populist movements. This paper argues that the prison writings of Antonio Gramsci can provide important insights into the phenomenon and how to counteract it. The first two sections outline a set of Gramscian analytical tools: hegemony, non-hegemony, passive revolution, and Caesarism. These theoretical tools are then applied to different periods of the Third Republic of France, 1870-1940. This paper looks at this French example because it features unique relationships between populism, ideology, and the experience of liberalism prior to World War II. The third section demonstrates the implications of non-hegemony within international society, and how it affects and shapes states' domestic lives and inter-state relations.

Publication Statement

Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.

Provenance

Received from ProQuest

Rights holder

Luke William Mooberry

File size

57 p.

File format

application/pdf

Language

en

Discipline

Political science



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