Post-foundationalism and the Possibility of Critique: Comparing Laclau and Mouffe

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Since their joint publication of Hegemony and Socialist Strategy, Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe are mostly read as contributors to one collaborative theory. However, Mouffe’s and Laclau’s further enhancement of their theoretical structure differ in significant aspects. Laclau hones his political ontology and provocatively pleads for an ethically reluctant position based on a consequent post-foundationalism. On the contrary, Mouffe develops a normative framework for democratic pluralism. Thus, we argue, their work exemplifies variations in post-foundationalist thought and critique. The tension between Mouffe’s and Laclau’s theoretical continuations unveils a deeper lying ethical commitment of political ontology in general.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDiscourse, Culture and Organization : Inquiries into Relational Structures of Power
EditorsTomas Marttila
Number of pages20
Place of PublicationCham
PublisherSpringer International Publishing
Publication date2019
Pages323-342
ISBN (print)978-3-319-94122-6
ISBN (electronic)978-3-319-94123-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes

    Research areas

  • Politics - Post-foundationalism, Radical democracy, Ernesto Laclau, Chantal Mouffe, Hegemony theory, Political ontology

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