Return of the Political

Chantal Mouffe is one of the most influential political theorists at work today. Her work on populism, and her critique of liberal politics, has influenced political parties across Europe and continues to inform the direction of left politics. In this work, Mouffe argues that liberal democracy misunderstands the problems of ethnic, religious and nationalist conflicts because of its inadequate conception of politics. Mouffe examines the work of Schmidt and Rawls and explores feminist theory, in an attempt to place the project of radical and plural democracy on a more adequate foundation than is provided by liberal theory.

About the author

Chantal Mouffe is the Professor of Political Theory at the Centre for the Study of Democracy at the University of Westminster. Her books include Gramsci and Marxist Theory, Hegemony and Socialist Strategy (with Ernesto Laclau), Dimensions of Radical Democracy, The Return of the Political, The Democratic Paradox, On the Political, Agonistics, and Podemos: In the Name of the People (with íñigo Errejón).

Summary

A powerful new understanding of citizenship, democracy and pluralism

Product details

• Authors: Chantal Mouffe, Mouffe Chantal
• Publisher: Verso
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781788738569
• ISBN: 978-1-78873-856-9
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: Radical Thinkers; Radical Thinkers Set 18
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Social Theory, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Feminism & feminist theory, Political science and theory, Political ideologies and movements, Constitution: government and the state