Gramsci and the Struggle for Democratic Communism
Michael WayneAcross nine 25-30 minute episodes this podcast gives an introduction to the arguments I set out in my book 'Gramsci and the Struggle for Democratic Communism' published by Bloomsbury in 2026.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 10 | Founded | 3 months ago |
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In the final episode of the podcast I sketch an answer to the question: what form of political rule can facilitate a democratic transition out of capitalism?
What is the political form of rule that can facilitate a transition out of capitalism? In this the final episode I sketch my answer.
What might revolutionary hegemony look like in a modern setting? In this episode we travel to the Venezuelan revolution under the leadership of Hugo Chavez and explore its affinities with Gramsci's philosophy of revolution.
In this, episode 7, I explore the British cultures of neo-
liberalism between 1997 until the present day, using a Gramscian optic to understand the British crisis, political and economic.
In this, episode 6, I discuss Stuart Hall's Gramscian analysis of Thatcherism in the 1980s as a way of developing Grasmci's analysis of the political management of antagonisms in class democracies.
In this, episode 5. I discuss Gramsci's thinking in relation to three of his contemporaries from the United States - all New Yorkers. They are the philosopher John Dewey, the public relations genius Edward Bernays and the newspaper man and philosophe... more
In this, episode 4, I am going to look at Leon Trotsky’s book Problems of Everyday Life, which explores the importance of culture in the context of revolutionary political change. Along the way we can compare his thinking with Antonio Gramsci for who... more
In this, episode 3, I am going to be talking about Lenin’s contribution to the concept of hegemony, how he developed it as a critique of what he called ‘economism’, and as a strategic guide for revolutionary practice. But there are limits to Lenin’s ... more
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This show offers in-depth, theory-forward discussions around democratic socialism, Gramsci, and the role of civil society in revolutionary politics. Across episodes, the host unpackes Gramsci's concepts—hegemony, passive vs. democratic revolution, and the war of position—while tying them to historical and contemporary examples from Latin America, Europe, and the broader Western public sphere. The conversations blend rigorous political theory with historical context, often weighing how ideas translate into real-world tactics for building mass participation, participatory institutions, and democratic reform. A notable strength is the way complex concepts are connected to concrete case studies, from Venezuela's participatory projects to Thatch... more
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