Hegemony and Socialist Strategy: Towards a Radical Democratic Politics

In this hugely influential book, Laclau and Mouffe examine the workings of hegemony and contemporary social struggles, and their significance for democratic theory. With the emergence of new social and political identities, and the frequent attacks on Left theory for its essentialist underpinnings, Hegemony and Socialist Strategy remains as relevant as ever, positing a much-needed antidote against 'Third Way' attempts to overcome the antagonism between Left and Right.

Author: Ernesto Laclau, Chantal Mouffe
Publisher: Verso
Published: 01/07/2014
Pages: 197
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.40w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781781681541
ISBN10: 1781681546
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Political Ideologies | Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism
- Philosophy | Political
- Political Science | History & Theory | General

About the Author
Ernesto Laclau is Professor of Political Theory in the Department of Government, University of Essex, and Distinguished Professor for Humanities and Rhetorical Studies at Northwestern University. He is the author of, amongst other works, Hegemony and Socialist Strategy (with Chantal Mouffe), New Reflections of the Revolution of Our Time, The Populist Reason, Contingency, Hegemony, Universality (with Judith Butler and Slavoj Zizek), and Emancipation(s).

Chantal Mouffe is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Democracy at the University of Westminster. Her books include The Return of the Political; Hegemony and Socialist Strategy (with Ernesto Laclau); The Dimensions of Radical Democracy; Gramsci and Marxist Theory; Deconstruction and Pragmatism; The Democratic Paradox; and The Challenge of Carl Schmitt, all from Verso.