English to Swedish Social Sciences Government / Politics

I denna mening har jag svårt att komma på hur ordet "apparatus" ska översättas/passar in:
“If we accept the formulation that there are ideological effects inherent in the apparatus, and that these effects typically devolve on relations of mastery, scopic command the confirmation of subject positions, the notion of a political documentary practice premised on subject matter alone is rendered even further problematic.”

Tusen tack på förhand!