Since September 11th, we frequently hear that political differences should be put aside: the real struggle is between good and evil. What does this mean for political and social life? Is there a 'Third Way' beyond left and right, and if so, should we fear or welcome it? This thought-provoking book by Chantal Mouffe, a globally recognized political author, presents a timely account of the current state of democracy, affording readers the most relevant and up-to-date information. Arguing that liberal 'third way thinking' ignores fundamental, conflicting aspects of human nature, Mouffe...
Since September 11th, we frequently hear that political differences should be put aside: the real struggle is between good and evil. What does this me...
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 Jurgen Habermas on one side, and the political tenets of Blair, Clinton and Schroder 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...
From the theory of deliberative democracy to the politics of the third way, the present Zeitgeist is characterized by attempts to deny what Chantal Mo...
Publikace knihy Hegemonie a socialistická strategie zpřístupní čtenářům a čtenářkám politické teorie další zásadní práci, která v minulých třiceti letech podstatně formovala toto pole. Obsahuje výklad všech zásadních pojmů, se kterými Laclau a Mouffe později pracují a rozvíjejí je. Objasňují zde aspekty toho, co nazývají sociální logikou a poskytují antiesencialistický výklad sociálna (nikoliv společnosti). Hegemonie a socialistická strategie je situovaná do marxistických a postmarxistických diskusí své doby a rozvíjí spory a pojmy v...
Publikace knihy Hegemonie a socialistická strategie zpřístupní čtenářům a čtenářkám politické teorie další zásadní práci, která v m...
This book familiarizes the English-speaking reader with the debate on the originality of Gramsci's thought and its importance for the development of Marxist theory. The contributors present the principal viewpoints regarding Gramsci's theoretical contribution to Marxism, focussing in particular on his advances in the study of the superstructures, and discussing his relation to Marx and Lenin and his influence in Eurocommunism. Different interpretations are put forward concerning the elucidation of Gramsci's key concepts, namely: hegemony, integral state, war of position and passive...
This book familiarizes the English-speaking reader with the debate on the originality of Gramsci's thought and its importance for the development o...
