Ideological State Apparatus (ISA)
French *Marxist philosopher Louis *Althusser's concept for what is known in contemporary political discourse as ‘soft power’, i.e. the form of power that operates by means of ideological persuasion rather than violent, physical coercion. The latter ‘hard power’ form is referred to as the ... ...
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