DOMINATION AND CAPITALIST STATE

Abstract

The present constitutes a reflective analysis of the theory that for decades has described the mechanisms used by the capitalist state to exercise its domination in the world system. It starts from the examination of core aspects concerning the relative autonomy of the State with respect to the ruling class, as well as the domination and legitimacy of that domination established by a hegemony that is sustained in a specific ideological system instilled and transmitted by generations in the capitalist social system. The theoretical proposals of Nicos Poulantzas and Ralph Miliband are the cornerstone of this article. From the examination of the central aspects of these theoretical proposals that are opposed to and complement each other, it was possible to arrive at specific conclusions to understand the complex phenomenon of domination of the capitalist state in its interior and with views beyond the borders.

Keywords

• capitalist state
• domination
• hegemony