Chantal Mouffe
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.Blog
Verso collaborates with Alfredo Jaar on his Marx Lounge at the Liverpool Biennial
Verso has collaborated with Alfredo Jaar on his Marx Lounge installation for the Liverpool Biennial, which runs from 18th September—28th November. Filled with Verso books, it is a cross "between a library reading room and the seamier environs of a public boudoir". The installation will also feature talks with Verso authors David Harvey and Chantal Mouffe.
Books
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The Democratic Paradox
A new understanding of democracy that acknowledges the inescapable and essential antagonism in its workings.
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The Return of the Political
A powerful new understanding of citizenship, democracy and pluralism.
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Hegemony and Socialist Strategy
How is the present crisis of left-wing thought to be understood?
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The Challenge of Carl Schmitt
A thought-provoking collection of responses to Carl Schmitt in a “post-political” age.
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Dimensions of Radical Democracy
What kinds of “citizen” and “community” might be required by a new, radical and plural democracy?