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Hegemony

Types of hegemony

Six Types of Hegemony (name used in the articles) · The Six Types of Hegemony (name used in the articles)

The types through which hegemony operates: coercive, source, knowledge, bond, institutional, ideological. Each type is the institutionalized, power-converted form of one of the functions that become structurally necessary once a community organizes at scale.

— Physis: A Theory of Power — Concept Glossary

The definition is from the Concept Glossary of Physis: A Theory of Power; the book will be published on Zenodo in October 2026. The English wording is provisional until the official English glossary is published.

AuthorEvren Öztürk
Published19 September 2026
Research programPhysis
First appearancePhysis: A Theory of Power
Developed inPhysis: A Theory of Power — Chapter 6, §3

Related concepts

Coercive hegemonyHegemonyIdeological hegemonyInstitutional hegemonyKnowledge hegemonySource hegemony

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