Hegemony and Socialist Strategy - Towards a Radical Democratic Politics

In this hugely influential book, Laclau and Mouffe examine the workings of hegemony and contemporary social struggles, and their significance for democratic theory. With the emergence of new social and political identities, and the frequent attacks on Left theory for its essentialist underpinnings, Hegemony and Socialist Strategy remains as relevant as ever, positing a much-needed antidote against 'Third Way' attempts to overcome the antagonism between Left and Right.

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).Ernesto Laclau (1935-2014) was Professor of Political Theory in the Department of Government, University of Essex, and Distinguished Professor for Humanities and Rhetorical Studies at Northwestern University. He was the author of, amongst other works, Hegemony and Socialist Strategy (with Chantal Mouffe); New Reflections of the Revolution of Our Time; The Populist Reason; Contingency, Hegemony, Universality (with Judith Butler and Slavoj Zizek); and Emancipation(s).

Product details

• Authors: Ernesto Laclau, Laclau Ernesto, Chantal Mouffe, Mouffe Chantal
• Publisher: Verso
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 20.12.2013
• EAN: 9781781681541
• ISBN: 978-1-78168-154-1
• No. of pages: 200
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 196 mm x 18 mm
• Series: Radical Thinkers; Radical Thinkers Set 08
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Marxism & Communism