Laclau and Mouffe : the radical democratic imaginary / Anna Marie Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Anna Marie.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Laclau, Ernesto.

Mouffe, Chantal.

Democracy.

Radicalism.

Political science--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

x, 236 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Laclau and Mouffe: The Radical Democratic Imaginary is the first full-length overview of the important work of Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe. Anna Marie Smith clearly shows how Laclau and Mouffe's work has brought Gramscian, poststructuralist and psychoanalytic perspectives to revitalize traditional political theory. With clarity and insight, she shows how they have constructed a highly effective theory of identity formation and power relations that carefully draws from the criticism of political theory from postmodern anti-foundationalist political theory.

Contents:

1. Retrieving democracy : the radical democratic imaginary

2. Essentialism, non-essentialism and democratic leadership : from Lenin to Gramsci

3. Subject positions, articulation and the subversion of essentialism

4. Self-determination, community and citizenship

5. Power and hegemony.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-232) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-85564-8

1-134-85565-6

1-282-77728-9

9786612777288

0-203-00671-2

OCLC:

299511601