Authors
Ö. Şenalp
Date (dd-mm-yyyy)
2026
Title
Organizational Hegemony
Subtitle
Rethinking Gramscian Power Analysis in Light of Bogdanov’s Tektology
Journal
Marxism and Sciences
Publication Year
2026
Issue number
8
Document type
Article
Abstract
This text explores the profound intellectual relationship between Antonio Gram-sci and Alexander Bogdanov, two pivotal figures of 20th-century Marxism whose legacies have historically been viewed as parallel but independent. Recent discoveries, most notably Gramsci’s 1920s Italian translation of Bogdanov’s science fiction novel Red Star, conclusively prove that Gramsci directly and deeply engaged with Bogdanov’s ideas during a critical phase of his own theoretical development even though explicit references are missing. Central to the text is the reconstruction of Gramscian hegemony through Bogdanov’s Tektology (Universal Organizational Science). ‘Organization’ is identified as the primary point of con-vergence. By integrating Gramsci’s power analysis with Bogdanov’s systemic in-sights—which pioneered the ‘systems paradigm’, the text proposes a new framework: Organizational Hegemony. This synthesis offers a sophisticated methodology for analyzing the complex, data-driven power structures of con-temporary neoliberal globalization and provides a renewed foundation for revolutionary socialist strategy.
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