As far as a scholar is concerned, if he wants his words to be influential, to be able to change society, then he needs to struggle for this hegemony. To put it more simply, one can use the published word to establish one's status.
對學者來說，想成為一家之言，改革這個社會，都要爭取這個霸權；用更通俗的話，即是以發言權來界定地位。