Antonio Gramsci’s Conceptual Glossary: Framework and Relevance

The article presents a systematisation and extended interpretation of Antonio Gramsci’s conceptual apparatus, developed in his renowned “Prison Notebooks”. The author focuses not only on the central categories of Gramscian theory – such as
“hegemony”, “civil society”, “organic and traditional intellectuals”, “historical bloc”, and the “philosophy of praxis” – but also on a number of less common yet equally signifi cant concepts. These include, in particular, the “party’s position”, “molecular processes”,
“Caesarism”, and “passive counter-hegemony”. The goal of the study is not only to clarify the meaning of these concepts but also to actualise them in light of contemporary sociocultural and political transformations. It is demonstrated that Gramsci’s conceptual
framework can serve as an effective tool for analysing power, ideological structures, and cultural processes in the context of globalisation, post-industrial shifts, and the crisis of traditional forms of political representation.

Antonio Gramsci, “Prison Notebooks”, hegemony, intellectuals, philosophy of praxis, “The Modern Prince”