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 [...]

The themes of citizenship and community are today at the center of a fierce debate as both left and right try to mobilize them for their cause. For the left such notions are crucial in all the current attempts to redefine political struggle through extending and deepening democracy. But, argue the c[...]

Political conflict in our society is inevitable, and the results are often far from negative. How then should we deal with the intractable differences arising from complex modern culture? In Agonistics, Mouffe develops her philosophy, taking particular interest in international relations, strategies[...]

The Democratic Paradox is Chantal Mouffe s most accessible and illuminating study of democracy s sharp edges, fractures, and incongruities. Orienting her discussion within the debates over modern liberal democracy, Mouffe takes aim at John Rawls, Jurgen Habermas, and the consensus building of 'third[...]

Since its original publication fifteen years ago, this hugely influential book has been at the centre of much debate. The arguments and controversies it has been aroused are, furthermore, far from abating: the disintegration of the Soviet bloc, the emergence of new social and political identities li[...]

Chantal Mouffe (1943-) baserer sin tænkning på udsagnet om, at vores livsbetingelser er forskellige, mens vores grundlæggende politiske ideer lover frihed og lighed for alle. Under moderne forhold er skismaet uundgåeligt, og det skaber både dynamik og passioner, der fortløbende und[...]

Hegemonin och den socialistiska strategin (1985) är en klassiker inom den politiska teorin, en given referens­punkt för dagens samhällsdebatter och ett av huvudverken inom diskursanalysen.

Genom utmanande och engagerande läsningar av marxistiska 1900-tals­klassiker som Karl Kautsky[...]