num_pages: 170
description: A powerful new understanding of citizenship, democracy and pluralism.In this work, Mouffe argues that liberal democracy misunderstands the problems of ethnic, religious and nationalist conflicts because of its inadequate conception of politics. She suggests that the democratic revolution may be jeopardized by a lack of understanding of citizenship, community and pluralism. Mouffe examines the work of Schmitt and Rawls and explores feminist theory, in an attempt to place the project of radical and plural democracy on a more adequate foundation than is provided by liberal theory.
language: English
title: The Return of the Political
titlecomplete: The Return of the Political
genres: Essays, Politics, Philosophy, Theory, Academic, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 239
publisher: Verso Books