The Democratic Paradox - Brossura

Mouffe, Chantal

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ISBN 10: 1859842798 ISBN 13: 9781859842799

Casa editrice: Verso Books, 2000

Riassunto

From the theory of 'deliberative democracy' to the politics of the 'third way', the present Zeitgeist is characterized by attempts to deny what Chantal Mouffe contends is the inherently conflictual nature of democratic politics. Far from being signs of progress, such ideas constitute a serious threat to democratic institutions. Taking issue with John Rawls and J?rgen Habermas on one side, and the political tenets of Blair, Clinton and SchrÜder on the other, Mouffe brings to the fore the paradoxical nature of modern liberal democracy in which the category of the 'adversary' plays a central role. She draws on the work of Wittgenstein, Derrida, and the provocative theses of Carl Schmitt, to propose a new understanding of democracy which acknowledges the ineradicability of antagonism in its workings.

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Recensione:

“Important and timely.”—Political Theory

L'autore:

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.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Verso Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1859842798
• ISBN 13: 9781859842799
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 143