The Return of the Political
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The Return of the Political is a political theory book by Chantal Mouffe that critiques consensus-driven liberal democracy and argues for the centrality of conflict and antagonism in pluralist politics.
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| The Return of the Political canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ political theory book ⓘ |
| argues |
antagonism is ineradicable in politics
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attempts to eliminate conflict depoliticize democracy ⓘ conflict is central to democratic politics ⓘ democracy requires the expression of conflict ⓘ pluralist politics must acknowledge antagonism ⓘ |
| author | Chantal Mouffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| critiques |
Habermasian deliberative democracy
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Third Way politics NERFINISHED ⓘ consensus-driven liberal democracy ⓘ post-political consensus ⓘ rationalist models of democracy ⓘ |
| field |
democratic theory
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political philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| genre |
political philosophy
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political theory ⓘ |
| hasForm | collection of essays ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Antonio Gramsci
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Carl Schmitt NERFINISHED ⓘ post-Marxism ⓘ post-structuralism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
agonistic pluralism
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antagonism in politics ⓘ conflict in democracy ⓘ consensus politics ⓘ deliberative democracy ⓘ democratic theory ⓘ hegemony ⓘ liberal democracy ⓘ pluralism ⓘ pluralist democracy ⓘ political antagonism ⓘ political conflict ⓘ political discourse ⓘ political identity ⓘ political liberalism ⓘ post-Marxism ⓘ radical democracy ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
agonistic pluralism
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return of the political ⓘ |
| partOf | Chantal Mouffe bibliography ⓘ |
| proposes |
agonistic model of democracy
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radicalization of democratic values ⓘ |
| publisher | Verso Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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