New Theories of Discourse: Laclau, Mouffe and Zizek

This book provides a comprehensive and accessible account of the new theories of discourse developed by Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe, while in particular drawing on central insights provided by Slavoj Zizek. The book accounts for intellectual development of the discourse theory of Laclau and Mouffe from a Gramsci-inspired critique of structural Marxism over a neo-Gramsci theory of discourse to a new type of postmodern theorizing of great relevance for both social, cultural and political theory. New Theories of Discourse is written out of the basic conviction that postmodernity provides a great challenge to social, cultural and political theory and makes thinkable a whole range of political projects of which the development of a radical plural democracy is one of the most promising and exciting.