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Chantal Mouffe
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Chantal Mouffe is a Belgian political scientist, philosopher, university teacher, and women's rights activist. Born on June 17, 1943, she has worked in the fields of politics and political philosophy, with a specific interest in populism. Her political ideology is identified as post-Marxism. She speaks French, English, and Spanish.
Mouffe has been employed by the University of Westminster and the Fondation de France, with London listed as a work location. She is a member of the Collège international de philosophie. Her educational background includes studies at UCLouvain and Université Moulay-Ismaïl. She is married to Ernesto Laclau.
Among her published works are *Democracia participativa e izquierdas*, *Quelle citoyenneté pour quelle démocratie?*, *Construir pueblo*, *Open 16*, and *Agonistics*.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 39
Top works
- Democracia participativa e izquierdas
- Quelle citoyenneté pour quelle démocratie?
- Construir pueblo
- Open 16
- Agonistics
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1943-06-17 ) 17 June 1943 (age 82) , Charleroi , Belgium
- Era
- Contemporary philosophy
- Region
- Western philosophy
- School
- Post-Marxism
- Main interests
- Political theory
- Notable ideas
- Agonism , criticism of deliberative democracy
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Chantal
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Belgium
- Place of birth
- Charleroi
- Spouse
- Ernesto Laclau
- Occupation
- women's rights activist
- Educated at
- Université Moulay-Ismaïl
- Employer
- Fondation de France
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Field of work
- political philosophy
- Image
- Chantal Mouffe 2013.jpg
- Work location
- London
- Political ideology
- post-Marxism
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- date of birth
- 1943-06-17
- interested in
- populism
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- Chantal Mouffe
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Encyclopedic overview
Chantal Mouffe ( French: [muf]; born 17 June 1943) is a Belgian political theorist, teaching at University of Westminster. She is best known for her and Ernesto Laclau's 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.
Education
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