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Chantal Mouffe

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Belgian post-marxist political theorist (born 1943)

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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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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Active from
1947-01-31

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Listeners
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Total plays
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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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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.

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