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The mainstream agri-food system in Thailand has been shaped to aid
capital accumulation by domestic and transnational hegemonic
forces, and is currently sustained through hegemonic agri-food
production-distribution, governance structures and ideational
order. However, sustainable agriculture and land reform movements
have to certain extents managed to offer alternatives. This book
adopts a neo-Marxist and Gramscian approach to studying the
political economy of the agricultural and food system in Thailand
(1990-2014). The author argues that hegemonic forces have many
measures to co-opt dissent into hegemonic structures, and that
counter-hegemony should be seen as an ongoing process over a long
period of time where predominantly counter-hegemonic forces,
constrained by political economic structural conditions, may at
times retain some hegemonic elements. Contrary to what some
academic studies suggest, the author argues that localist-inspired
social movements in Thailand are not insular and
anti-globalisation. Instead, they are selective in fostering
collaborations and globalisation based on values such as
sustainability, fairness and partnership. Providing new
perspectives on polarised politics in Thailand, particularly how
cross-class alliances can further or frustrate counter-hegemonic
movements, the book points to the importance of analysing social
movements in relation to established political authority. It will
be of interest to academics in the field of Politics and
International Relations, Sociology, Development Studies and Asian
Studies.
The mainstream agri-food system in Thailand has been shaped to aid
capital accumulation by domestic and transnational hegemonic
forces, and is currently sustained through hegemonic agri-food
production-distribution, governance structures and ideational
order. However, sustainable agriculture and land reform movements
have to certain extents managed to offer alternatives. This book
adopts a neo-Marxist and Gramscian approach to studying the
political economy of the agricultural and food system in Thailand
(1990-2014). The author argues that hegemonic forces have many
measures to co-opt dissent into hegemonic structures, and that
counter-hegemony should be seen as an ongoing process over a long
period of time where predominantly counter-hegemonic forces,
constrained by political economic structural conditions, may at
times retain some hegemonic elements. Contrary to what some
academic studies suggest, the author argues that localist-inspired
social movements in Thailand are not insular and
anti-globalisation. Instead, they are selective in fostering
collaborations and globalisation based on values such as
sustainability, fairness and partnership. Providing new
perspectives on polarised politics in Thailand, particularly how
cross-class alliances can further or frustrate counter-hegemonic
movements, the book points to the importance of analysing social
movements in relation to established political authority. It will
be of interest to academics in the field of Politics and
International Relations, Sociology, Development Studies and Asian
Studies.
This book provides an accessible yet critical analysis of the
Labour Party under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn ( 2015-2020) in
the context of the contemporary British political economy. It
analyses structural constraints on left-wing politics and evaluates
the transformative potential of Labour's economic and social
policies under Corbyn. Drawing from a neo-Marxist and neo-Gramscian
framework, the book argues that the material, institutional and
ideological conditions before 2015 opened political space for a
left-wing Labour Party, although the dominant historical structures
severely limited its chance of coming to power. In addition, the
book argues that Labour under Corbyn should not be dismissed as
'populist', and that its policies aimed to redress structural
economic problems, promote economic democracy and tackle
contemporary challenges. The book also highlights the importance of
adopting a long-term approach to counter-hegemonic political
struggle so as not to shrink the space for progressive politics.
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