For a Left Populism by Chantal Mouffe
What is the 'populist moment' and what does it mean for the left?
Influencing left parties as they enter government, from Greece to Portugal to MexicoIt is a beach-sized introduction to a major left thinker of the 21st century. -- Paul Mason [Guardian Summer Reads]
An admirable attempt to get us thinking again about what a worthwhile politics might look like, one based on notions of equality, ecology, sovereignty, solidarity and social justice. -- Gavin Jacobson * New Statesman *
Refreshingly bereft of the sputtering outrage and bafflement that characterizes the growing genre of liberal self-help books, Mouffe channels populism's agonistic clarity. -- Thea Riofrancos * n+1 *
Argues in favor of leftist populism as a means to combat both elitist, neoliberal technocracy and reactionary, xenophobic versions of populism. * Publishers Weekly *
Mouffe represents a position that every serious student of contemporary political thought must acknowledge and come to terms with. * Philosopher's Magazine [for Agonistics] *
Evocative and challenging * Radical Philosophy [for The Return of the Political] *
Important and timely. * Political Theory [for The Democractic Paradox] *
An indispensable read * Harvard Educational Review [for The Return of the Political] *
An admirable attempt to get us thinking again about what a worthwhile politics might look like, one based on notions of equality, ecology, sovereignty, solidarity and social justice. -- Gavin Jacobson * New Statesman *
Refreshingly bereft of the sputtering outrage and bafflement that characterizes the growing genre of liberal self-help books, Mouffe channels populism's agonistic clarity. -- Thea Riofrancos * n+1 *
Argues in favor of leftist populism as a means to combat both elitist, neoliberal technocracy and reactionary, xenophobic versions of populism. * Publishers Weekly *
Mouffe represents a position that every serious student of contemporary political thought must acknowledge and come to terms with. * Philosopher's Magazine [for Agonistics] *
Evocative and challenging * Radical Philosophy [for The Return of the Political] *
Important and timely. * Political Theory [for The Democractic Paradox] *
An indispensable read * Harvard Educational Review [for The Return of the Political] *
Chantal Mouffe is the Professor of Political Theory at the Centre for the Study of Democracy at the University of Westminster. Her books include Agonistics, The Return of the Political, Hegemony and Socialist Strategy (with Ernesto Laclau), The Dimensions of Radical Democracy, The Democratic Paradox and The Challenge of Carl Schmitt.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781786637550 |
| ISBN 10 | 1786637553 |
| Title | For a Left Populism |
| Author | Chantal Mouffe |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Verso Books |
| Year published | 2018-07-10 |
| Number of pages | 112 |
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