Chantal Mouffe
Belgian post-marxist political theorist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chantal Mouffe (French: [muf]; born 17 June 1943)[1] is a Belgian political theorist, formerly teaching at University of Westminster.[2]
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Chantal Mouffe | |
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Born | (1943-06-17) 17 June 1943 (age 80) Charleroi, Belgium |
Awards | Western philosophy |
Era | Contemporary philosophy |
School | Post-Marxism |
Main interests | Political theory |
Notable ideas | Criticism of deliberative democracy |
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She is best known for her and Ernesto Laclau's contribution to the development of the so-called Essex School of discourse analysis.[3][4] She is a strong critic of deliberative democracy and advocates a conflict-oriented model of radical democracy.