Hegemony, populism and democracy: Laclau and Mouffe today (review article)
This review article takes the publication of four new volumes by, and on, Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe as an opportunity to revisit their work and consider its contemporary relevance. After introducing the four volumes, I explain how Laclau and Mouffe’s work has developed since Hegemony and Soc...
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This review article takes the publication of four new volumes by, and on, Ernesto Laclau and Chantal
Mouffe as an opportunity to revisit their work and consider its contemporary relevance. After introducing
the four volumes, I explain how Laclau and Mouffe’s work has developed since Hegemony and
Socialist Strategy, highlighting three key developments: the incorporation of psychoanalysis, rhetoric
and passions. Having done so, I turn to consider Laclau’s and Mouffe’s respective works on populism,
connecting these to the emergence of left-wing populism in Europe today, with particular attention to the
case of Podemos. Given the relevance of Laclau’s and Mouffe’s works for contemporary left populism, I
show how the key elements from their theory on hegemony inform their argument that populist discourse
is a fruitful strategy for the left today. It is because identities are contingent that a progressive collective
will does not need to be articulated around class, but can be articulated around the figure of “the people”.
Moreover, since rhetoric, antagonism and passions are inherent to politics, populism is not necessarily
opposed to democracy, but can be articulated in a way so as to reinvigorate democratic politics
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dialnet-ar-18-ART00015833522023-03-08Hegemony, populism and democracy: Laclau and Mouffe today (review article)Thomassen, Lasseagonistic democracyantagonismhegemonyLaclauMouffePodemospopulismradical democracydemocracia agonísticaantagonismohegemoníaLaclauMouffePodemospopulismodemocracia radicalThis review article takes the publication of four new volumes by, and on, Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe as an opportunity to revisit their work and consider its contemporary relevance. After introducing the four volumes, I explain how Laclau and Mouffe’s work has developed since Hegemony and Socialist Strategy, highlighting three key developments: the incorporation of psychoanalysis, rhetoric and passions. Having done so, I turn to consider Laclau’s and Mouffe’s respective works on populism, connecting these to the emergence of left-wing populism in Europe today, with particular attention to the case of Podemos. Given the relevance of Laclau’s and Mouffe’s works for contemporary left populism, I show how the key elements from their theory on hegemony inform their argument that populist discourse is a fruitful strategy for the left today. It is because identities are contingent that a progressive collective will does not need to be articulated around class, but can be articulated around the figure of “the people”. Moreover, since rhetoric, antagonism and passions are inherent to politics, populism is not necessarily opposed to democracy, but can be articulated in a way so as to reinvigorate democratic politicsEste ensayo bibliográfico toma la publicación de cuatro nuevos volúmenes escritos por, y sobre, Ernesto Laclau y Chantal Mouffe como una oportunidad para revisar su obra y sopesar su importancia actual. Tras presentar los cuatro volúmenes, explico cómo se ha desarrollado el trabajo de Laclau y Mouffe desde Hegemonía y Estrategia Socialista, destacando tres avances clave: la incorporación del psicoanálisis, la retórica y las pasiones. A continuación, paso a considerar los respectivos trabajos de Laclau y Mouffe sobre populismo, conectándolos con la emergencia del populismo de izquierdas de la Europa actual, con especial atención al caso de Podemos. Dada la relevancia de los trabajos de Laclau y Mouffe para el populismo de izquierdas contemporáneo, muestro cómo los elementos clave de su teoría sobre hegemonía conforman su argumento de que el discurso populista es, hoy en día, una estrategia fructí- fera para la izquierda. Debido a que las identidades son contingentes, un deseo progresista colectivo no necesita articularse en torno a una clase, sino que puede articularse en torno a la figura de “el pueblo” o “la gente”. Además, dado que la retórica, el antagonismo y las pasiones son inherentes a la política, el populismo no es necesariamente opuesto a la democracia, sino que puede articularse de modo que revigorice a las políticas democráticas2016text (article)application/pdfhttps://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=5407007(Revista) ISSN 1575-6548Revista española de ciencia política, ISSN 1575-6548, Nº 40, 2016, pags. 161-176engLICENCIA DE USO: Los documentos a texto completo incluidos en Dialnet son de acceso libre y propiedad de sus autores y/o editores. Por tanto, cualquier acto de reproducción, distribución, comunicación pública y/o transformación total o parcial requiere el consentimiento expreso y escrito de aquéllos. Cualquier enlace al texto completo de estos documentos deberá hacerse a través de la URL oficial de éstos en Dialnet. Más información: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS STATEMENT: Full text documents hosted by Dialnet are protected by copyright and/or related rights. This digital object is accessible without charge, but its use is subject to the licensing conditions set by its authors or editors. Unless expressly stated otherwise in the licensing conditions, you are free to linking, browsing, printing and making a copy for your own personal purposes. All other acts of reproduction and communication to the public are subject to the licensing conditions expressed by editors and authors and require consent from them. Any link to this document should be made using its official URL in Dialnet. More info: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI
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