Opening horizons: civil society, State and hegemony in the work of Carlos Pereyra

Abstract

In this paper we present some of the main ideas developed by Carlos Pereyra around the subjects of politics, the State and civil society. We review his reflections on this notions, placing them in the context of the reception of the intellectual legacy of Antonio Gramsci. Also, we expose the main ideas of Pereyra in the context of the Mexican State during the political conjuncture of the seveties. Our purpose is to locate the thread of continuity between Pereyra’s thought and Marxist political theory.