The thought of Antonio Gramsci continues to enjoy widespread appeal in contemporary political and social theory. This book draws together some of the world's leading scholars on Gramsci to critically explore key ideas, debates and themes in his work in an accessible manner, relating them to contemporary politics and society.

Andreas Bieler, Professor of Political Economy and Fellow of the Centre for the Study of Social and Global Justice (CSSGJ), School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham, UK Ian Bruff, Lecturer in European Politics, University of Manchester, UK Alessandro Carlucci, Lector in Italian, University of Oxford, UK Benedetto Fontana, Baruch College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, USA Marcus E. Green, Associate Professor of Political Science, Otterbein University, Ohio, USA David Howarth, Reader in Political Theory, Department of Government, University of Essex, UK Guido Liguori, University of Calabria, Italy, and president of the Italian section of the International Gramsci Society James Martin, Professor of Politics at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK Adam Morton, Professor of Political Economy, Department of Political Economy, University of Sydney, Australia Darrow Schecter, Reader in the Department of History, University of Sussex, UK Peter Thomas, Brunel University, London, UK