Lacanian Conception of Populism - Society Does Not Exist

A Lacanian Conception of Populism takes issue with traditional theories of populism, which seek to equate populism with hegemony, arguing that these are not only different but even incompatible logics.

List of contents

Part 1 1. Populism versus hegemony Part 2 2. Is populism left-wing or right-wing? 3. What is the connection between populism and affect? 4. Is populism post-truth? 5. What makes a populist leader? 6. Is there a connection between populism and nationalism? 7. How should populists relate to political parties? 8. Conclusion: Future politics Appendices: A few short essays on political matters 9. What is 'the populism of singularities'? 10. Was will das Volk? 11. Beyond the empty signifier: lalangue and Black Lives Matter 12. Brexit and the tautology of being

About the author

Timothy Appleton studied discourse analysis with Ernesto Laclau at the University of Essex, before doing a PhD in Philosophy at the Complutense University of Madrid. He is currently a linguistics lecturer at the Camilo José Cela University, Madrid, Spain.

Summary

A Lacanian Conception of Populism takes issue with traditional theories of populism, which seek to equate populism with hegemony, arguing that these are not only different but even incompatible logics.

Product details

• Authors: Timothy Appleton
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.09.2023
• EAN: 9781032557205
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3255720-5
• No. of pages: 112
• Series: The Lines of the Symbolic in Psychoanalysis Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, Psychotherapy, Politics & government, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Politics and government, Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology, Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology), PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Psychoanalysis