Trump’s Fragile Counter-hegemony Elite Fractions, Knowledge Networks, and Passive Revolution
Parmar, I. 
ORCID: 0000-0001-8688-9020 (2026).
Trump’s Fragile Counter-hegemony Elite Fractions, Knowledge Networks, and Passive Revolution.
Economic and Political Weekly, 61(14),
pp. 80-84.
Abstract
Trumpism emerges as a partial rupture within the neo-liberal historic bloc, propelled by domestically oriented capitalist fractions, yet fundamentally constrained by persistent transnationalist knowledge networks. Ultimately, it constitutes a classic passive revolution: surface-level nationalist transformation that modernises capitalist rule while preventing genuine subaltern ascendancy. By early 2026, accelerating crises combined with persistently low presidential approval ratings reveal the morbid symptoms of an interregnum, creating openings for more authentic counter-hegemonic possibilities.
| Publication Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Final publication in Economic and Political Weekly, https://www.epw.in/journal/2026/14/perspectives/trumps-fragile-counter-hegemony.html |
| Subjects: | E History America H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform J Political Science > JA Political science (General) J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States) |
| Departments: | School of Policy & Global Affairs School of Policy & Global Affairs > Department of International Politics |
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