Hegemony And Socialist Strategy: Towards A Radical Democratic Politics

by Ernesto Laclau, Chantal Mouffe

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781781681541
Publisher:	Verso Books
Publication date:	01/07/2014
Series:	Radical Thinkers , #8
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	200
Sales rank:	890,103
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Ernesto Laclau is Professor of Political Theory in the Department of Government, University of Essex, and Distinguished Professor for Humanities and Rhetorical Studies at Northwestern University. He is 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).

Chantal Mouffe is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Democracy at the University of Westminster. Her books include The Return of the Political; Hegemony and Socialist Strategy (with Ernesto Laclau); The Dimensions of Radical Democracy; Gramsci and Marxist Theory; Deconstruction and Pragmatism; The Democratic Paradox; and The Challenge of Carl Schmitt, all from Verso.

Editorial Reviews

A brilliant tour de force of scholarship and argument.”—Marxism Today

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