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- English
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On the Political
About this book
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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Index
- adversary, the 20-1, 32, 48, 50, 52
- aggregative model 12-13, 24
- agonism 20-1, 23, 52
- agonistic: confrontation 29-34
- form 5
- public sphere 3
- Anderson, Perry 51
- antagonism: agonism and 20-1, 23, 52
- emergence of 5
- forms 120
- negation of 2, 10, 12
- the political as 10-14, 130
- possibility of 15, 16, 19
- anti-globalization movement 112, 114
- Anti-Oedipus (Deleuze and Guattari) 112
- Archibugi, Daniele 92, 97-8
- Arendt, Hannah 9
- ASEAN 118
- Austria: reactions to 2000 elections 73-4
- right-wing populism 65, 66-8
- autonomy 46-7, 83-4
- Beck, Ulrich: on cosmopolitan perspective 95-6
- on democratizing democracy 51-4
- on expert systems 40-1, 45
- on new individualism 44
- post-political vision 48-50
- on reflexive modernity 35, 55
- and ‘reinvention of politics’ 36-8
- on social democracy 110
- on ‘sub-politics’ 38-42
- Belgium, right-wing populism 65, 68
- Berlin, Isaiah 10
- Between Facts and Norms (Habermas) 83
- Beyond Left and Right (Giddens) 44
- Blair, Tony 60-1, 71
- Bobbio, Norberto 119
- Britain, right-wing populism 71
- bureauc...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title Page
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- 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