On the PoliticalPsychology Press, 2005 - 144 Seiten 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 states that, far from expanding democracy, globalization is undermining the combative and radical heart of democratic life. Going back first to Aristotle, she identifies the historical origins of the political and reflects on the Enlightenment, and the social contract, arguing that in spite of its good intentions, it levelled the radical core of political life. Contemporary examples, including the Iraq war, racism and the rise of the far right, are used to illustrate and support her theory that far from combating extremism, the quest for consensus politics undermines the ability to challenge it. These case studies are also highly effective points of reference for student revision. On the Political is a stimulating argument about the future of politics and addresses the most fundamental aspects of democracy that will aid further study. |
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acknowledge Adversarial Model advocates agonistic Andrew Strauss antagonism antagonistic dimension Antonio Negri argue assert become believe Cambridge Carl Schmitt central Chantal Mouffe claim collective identities concept concerns conflicts confrontation consensus constitutive context cosmopolitan democracy Cosmopolitan or Multipolar created critique cultural Current Challenges debate demo democratic politics dialogic discourse economic emergence Empire enemy envisage Ernesto Laclau establishment Europe European existing fact framework friend/enemy frontier global civil society Habermas Hardt Hardt's and Negri's hegemony human rights Ibid identification individual issues Jürgen Habermas left and right left/right legitimate liberal democracy Michael Hardt model of politics moral multipolar world multitude nation-state negation Negri neo-liberal ocracy parties pluralism pluralist possibility Post-political Vision post-traditional power relations question radical rational rationalist reflexive modernization right-wing populism right-wing populist role Slavoj Žižek social democratic sovereignty struggle sub-politics theorists theory tion traditional transformation Ulrich Beck universal we/they relation Western World Order
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