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Selections from the prison notebooks of Antonio Gramsci

TL;DR: The first selection published from Gramsci's Prison Notebooks to be made available in Britain, and was originally published in the early 1970s as discussed by the authors, was the first publication of the Notebooks in the UK.
Abstract: Antonio Gramsci's Prison Notebooks, written between 1929 and 1935, are the work of one of the most original thinkers in twentieth century Europe. Gramsci has had a profound influence on debates about the relationship between politics and culture. His complex and fruitful approach to questions of ideology, power and change remains crucial for critical theory. This volume was the first selection published from the Notebooks to be made available in Britain, and was originally published in the early 1970s. It contains the most important of Gramsci's notebooks, including the texts of The Modern Prince, and Americanism and Fordism, and extensive notes on the state and civil society, Italian history and the role of intellectuals. 'Far the best informative apparatus available to any foreign language readership of Gramsci.' Perry Anderson, New Left Review 'A model of scholarship' New Statesman
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TL;DR: Progressive planners, those who are involved in radical reform, confront dilemmas in their work that do not apply to traditional social reformers as mentioned in this paper, which can affect the success of their initiatives.
Abstract: Progressive planners—those who are involved in radical reform—confront dilemmas in their work that do not apply to traditional social reformers. Because they seek to transform society into something other than what it is, progressive planners must evolve new responses to everyday problems. At the same time, they must change commonly held perceptions of how society defines those problems. Finally, they cannot avoid working with traditional political and economic organizations. The ability of progressive planners to perceive and confront those dilemmas can affect the success of their initiatives.

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TL;DR: The economic crisis has triggered the popularisation and roll out of various forms of informal urbanism, aimed at influencing the future shape of places as well as the way they are governed as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The economic crisis has triggered the popularisation and roll out of various forms of informal urbanism, aimed at influencing the future shape of places as well as the way they are governed. A part...

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Dissertation
01 Jan 2019
TL;DR: This paper explored the lived experiences of six former inmates, four African American and two Mexican American from a Midwest Correctional Facility who entered prison without a high school diploma and worked in Prison Industries.
Abstract: Previous studies on correctional education have focused on recidivism. There is limited research from a qualitative perspective on the perceptions of education prior to incarceration. This constructivist narratological case study sought to explore the lived experiences of six former inmates, four African American and two Mexican American from a Midwest Correctional Facility who entered prison without a high school diploma and worked in Prison Industries. Data sources involved a Likert scale questionnaire, documents, and in-depth semi-structured interviews. Analysis involved descriptive statistical analysis of the Likert scale items, and content analysis for documents, and indepth interviews with narratives of the cases developed using a three-dimensional analysis process and socio-cultural analysis followed by within case and cross case analyses. Major themes were: (a) making ends meet; (b) influences within the community; (c) family dynamics; (d school environment; and (e) school-to-prison pipeline. Findings indicated that participants placed a greater value on education post incarceration.

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Cites background from "Selections from the prison notebook..."

  • ...essence of “CLS ideology emanates from the work of Gramsci (1971) and depends on the...

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  • ...Ladson-Billings (1998) noted that the essence of “CLS ideology emanates from the work of Gramsci (1971) and depends on the Gramscian notion of hegemony, to describe the continued legitimacy of oppressive structures in American society” (p. 212)....

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Dissertation
06 Jul 2017

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Cites background from "Selections from the prison notebook..."

  • ...Gramsci (1971) is concerned with the necessity of radical social mobilisation and devolution of political leadership, which is expressed in his reflection on the French Revolution....

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  • ...As indicated above, Gramsci’s idea of hegemony questions the stereotype of political leadership. A class that is more socially powerful than other classes may not necessarily be positioned higher than others, as Gramsci (1971) states that “The intellectuals are the dominant group’s ‘deputies’ exercising the subaltern functions of social hegemony and political government” (12)....

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  • ...A class that is more socially powerful than other classes may not necessarily be positioned higher than others, as Gramsci (1971) states that “The intellectuals are the dominant group’s ‘deputies’ exercising the subaltern functions of social hegemony and political government” (12)....

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  • ...Let me re-highlight works of Pareto (1968), Mosca (1939), Gramsci (1971), Hunter (1953), Mills (1956) and Parsons (1957)....

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