Aims & Scope

The aim of the International Gramsci Journal (IGJ) is to stimulate interest in and debate on the various facets of Antonio Gramsci’s thought and the contemporary relevance of his contribution to the analysis of the world and to the development of a Marxist critical perspective. To that end, the IGJ publishes mainly, on the one hand, analyses of the political and intellectual aspects as well as philological and historical studies on his writings. On the other hand, the journal carries interventions on the current international scene, which, in various ways, make use of the concepts and analyses that Gramsci was developing throughout his life. This means principally the prison writings, but the IGJ also makes available important but little-known writings from Gramsci’s pre-prison period and explores their relevance within the body of his writings.

The IGJ’s approach pays particular attention to the theoretical and philosophical (methodological and epistemological) aspects of Gramsci’s contribution, and their updated application to the world of today. This implies the necessity of comparing concepts developed by other major thinkers since his time. In consequence, the journal is interdisciplinary in nature and examines all the complexity of social, political, cultural and economic processes. The whole of Gramsci’s activity was devoted to concrete interventions in the world of his time, and this defines the type of contributions that the IGJ aims to publish.

The journal welcomes articles that explore these and related issues from Gramscian perspectives.

Peer review. Articles published in the IGJ undergo a peer review process, generally through the “double-blind” method. In the case of certain specialist seminar presentations, review also takes place through the integrations and criticism of discussants who have already read the draft text previous to the seminar.