Chantal Mouffe (University of Westminster, London, UK)

On the Political

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Produktbeschreibung

Chantal Mouffe presents a timely and stimulating account of the current state of democracy, exploring contemporary examples such as the Iraq war, racism and the rise of the far right.

Produktdetails

• Thinking in Action
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: RU42187
• Seitenzahl: 162
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 180g
• ISBN-13: 9780415305211
• ISBN-10: 0415305217
• Artikelnr.: 13674795

Autorenporträt

Chantal Mouffe is Professor of Political Theory at the Centre of the study of Democracy at the University of Westminster. She is the author of several books including the Democratic Paradox, and with Ernesto Laclau, Hegemony and socialist strategy: towards a radical democratic politics.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction One, Politics and the Political Two, Beyond the Adversarial Model? Three, Current Challenges to the Post-political Vision Four, Which World Order: Cosmopolitan or Multipolar? Five, Conclusion Six, Notes, Index

Rezensionen

'Clear, direct and accessible ... Mouffe represents a position that every serious student of of contemporary political thought must acknowledge and come to terms.' - The Philosophers' Magazine

'The jab of this pluralist pugilist is sharp. The argument is dense, but the moral is clear. Don't mess with Mouffe.' - Alex Danchev, Times Literary Supplement

'On the Political is a thought-provoking book tackling urgent domestic and international political problems trhough a disputatious engagement with various contemporary domestic theory. Mouffe succeeds in presenting these problems and disputes in an accessible language.' - Environment and Planning D: Society and Space

'Clear, direct and accessible ... Mouffe represents a position that every serious student of of contemporary political thought must acknowledge and come to terms.' - The Philosophers' Magazine

'The jab of this pluralist pugilist is sharp. The argument is dense, but the moral is clear. Don't mess with Mouffe.' - Alex Danchev, Times Literary Supplement

'On the Political is a thought-provoking book tackling urgent domestic and international political problems trhough a disputatious engagement with various contemporary domestic theory. Mouffe succeeds in presenting these problems and disputes in an accessible language.' - Environment and Planning D: Society and Space