Political Science · Western Political Thought
UGC NET October 2020 Political Science
According to Gramsci, power is based on two moments of power relations that include:
ADominio (Coercion)
BDirezione (Consensus)
CBoth (1) and (2) ✓ Correct
DNone of the above
Correct answer: (C) Both (1) and (2) — For Gramsci power rests on two moments, coercion and consensus, so the answer is both of them.
Explanation
★For Gramsci power rests on two moments, coercion and consensus, so the answer is both of them.
★Dominio is rule through coercion, the use or threat of direct force by the State.
★Direzione is direction through consensus, the willing acceptance of the rulers' worldview.
★A stable order needs both, force to control and consent to give that control legitimacy.
★Hegemony is achieved when consensus dominates and naked coercion recedes into the background.
★So neither moment alone defines power, and the correct choice combines both.
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