{"product_id":"the-democratic-paradox-isbn-9781844673551","title":"The Democratic Paradox","description":"From the theory of ‘deliberative democracy’ to the politics of the ‘third way’, the present Zeitgeist is characterized by attempts to deny what Chantal Mouffe contends is the inherently conflictual nature of democratic politics. Far from being signs of progress, such ideas constitute a serious threat to democratic institutions. Taking issue with John Rawls and Jürgen Habermas on one side, and the political tenets of Blair, Clinton and Schröder on the other, Mouffe brings to the fore the paradoxical nature of modern liberal democracy in which the category of the ‘adversary’ plays a central role. She draws on the work of Wittgenstein, Derrida, and the provocative theses of Carl Schmitt, to propose a new understanding of democracy which acknowledges the ineradicability of antagonism in its workings.“Important and timely.”—\u003ci\u003ePolitical Theory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eChantal Mouffe\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Democracy at the University of Westminster. Her books include \u003ci\u003eThe Return of the Political\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHegemony and Socialist Strategy\u003c\/i\u003e (with Ernesto Laclau); \u003ci\u003eThe Dimensions of Radical Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGramsci and Marxist Theory\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDeconstruction and Pragmatism\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Democratic Paradox\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Challenge of Carl Schmitt\u003c\/i\u003e, all from Verso.","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303816581349,"sku":"NP9781844673551","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781844673551.jpg?v=1767738984","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-democratic-paradox-isbn-9781844673551","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}