Gramsci and Globalisation: From Nation‐State to Transnational Hegemony

Globalisation and Transnational Sexualities

The literature in the field of critical sexuality studies published between the years 2000 and 2006 reveals an increasing preoccupation with the theme of globalisation. Although major topics of interest vary according to the authors in question and their disciplinary backgrounds, definitions of contemporary globalisation invariably refer to the rapidly increasing movement of people (through mig...

From ‘theories of Hegemony’ to ‘hegemony Analysis’ in International Relations

Competing with kreteks: transnational tobacco companies, globalisation, and Indonesia.

OBJECTIVE To examine the strategies employed by transnational tobacco companies (TTCs) to compete more effectively compete with the dominant kretek manufacturers in Indonesia, and to consider implications of their failure. METHODS Systematic analysis of corporate documents obtained from British American Tobacco's (BAT's) Guildford depository and from industry and tobacco control websites docu...

Genetic Algorithms: From Hegemony to Chaos

Genetic algorithms are known to be convergent algorithms, with the final population tending to become homogeneous. In this paper we show that it is possible to exhibit complex dynamics for a genetic algorithm by slightly modifying the canonical algorithm. Indeed, adding a metalevel in the interpretation of the individuals, associated with a coupling between individuals, gives rise to periodic o...

Gramsci and His Views

Dr. D avidson’s book, w hich is in fact a fusion of his own ideas w ith the Ita lian philosopher Gramsci, w ill m ake in teresting reading for m ost com m unists and those of the left who are genuinely in terested in radical social change. I t w ill be appreciated by m any ran k and file communists, in particu lar, as the first real work to give a guide to the Ita lian style m arxism and the p ...