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'''Transformism''' (from the Italian word '''Trasformismo''') is a historical term used to describe the formation of a hegemonic liberal government with the participation of converted members of both left-wing and right-wing parties in the years ater the Italian unification (1880s).<ref name="gramsci">{{Citation|title=Selections from Prison Notebooks|author=Antonio Gramsci|publisher=The Electric Book Company|year=2001|chapter=On Italian History|page=213-214|isbn=1843271192}}</ref>. | '''Transformism''' (from the Italian word '''Trasformismo''') is a historical term used to describe the formation of a hegemonic liberal government with the participation of converted members of both left-wing and right-wing parties in the years ater the Italian unification (1880s).<ref name="gramsci">{{Citation|title=Selections from Prison Notebooks|author=Antonio Gramsci|publisher=The Electric Book Company|year=2001|chapter=On Italian History|page=213-214|isbn=1843271192}}</ref>. | ||
Gramsci discerns two phases of Italian transformism: | [[Antonio Gramsci|Gramsci]] discerns two phases of Italian transformism: | ||
* '''Molecular transformism''' (1860-1900), whereby political figures from the democratic opposition parties converted individually to the conservative-moderate political framework, accepting its hegemony and aversion to the participation of the masses in state life.<ref name="gramsci"></ref> | * '''Molecular transformism''' (1860-1900), whereby political figures from the democratic opposition parties converted individually to the conservative-moderate political framework, accepting its hegemony and aversion to the participation of the masses in state life.<ref name="gramsci"></ref> | ||
* '''Group transformism''' (1900 - circa 1922), whereby entire groups of leftists convert to the moderate camp.<ref name="gramsci"></ref> | * '''Group transformism''' (1900 - circa 1922), whereby entire groups of leftists convert to the moderate camp.<ref name="gramsci"></ref> | ||
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Transformism (from the Italian word Trasformismo) is a historical term used to describe the formation of a hegemonic liberal government with the participation of converted members of both left-wing and right-wing parties in the years ater the Italian unification (1880s).[1].
Gramsci discerns two phases of Italian transformism:
- Molecular transformism (1860-1900), whereby political figures from the democratic opposition parties converted individually to the conservative-moderate political framework, accepting its hegemony and aversion to the participation of the masses in state life.[1]
- Group transformism (1900 - circa 1922), whereby entire groups of leftists convert to the moderate camp.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Antonio Gramsci (2001). Selections from Prison Notebooks: 'On Italian History' (pp. 213-214). The Electric Book Company. ISBN 1843271192