Chantal Mouffe
Chantal Mouffe (French: [muf]; born 17 June 1943) is a Belgian political theorist, formerly teaching at University of Westminster.
Chantal Mouffe | |
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Mouffe in 2013 | |
| Born | 17 June 1943 Charleroi, Belgium |
| Awards | Western philosophy |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| School | Post-Marxism |
Main interests | Political theory |
Notable ideas | Criticism of deliberative democracy |
She is best known for her and Ernesto Laclaus contribution to the development of the so-called Essex School of discourse analysis. She is a strong critic of deliberative democracy and advocates a conflict-oriented model of radical democracy.
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