Beyond deliberation? considerations about the normativity of the post-structuralist theory of radical democracy

The present article has the objective of presenting and discussing – in the sphere of post-structuralist theories of radical democracy, mainly those identified through the "Theory of speech of the Essex School" – the recent effort in order to reduce what the authors themselves admit to be...

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Main Author: Daniel de Mendonça
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina 2010-12-01
Series:Mediações: Revista de Ciências Sociais
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Online Access:http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/mediacoes/article/view/8234
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Summary:The present article has the objective of presenting and discussing – in the sphere of post-structuralist theories of radical democracy, mainly those identified through the "Theory of speech of the Essex School" – the recent effort in order to reduce what the authors themselves admit to be a normative deficit in relation to their contemporary discussions about democracy. More concretely, this work focuses on two political-normative models that have arisen from this theoretical tradition, especially the works of Chantal Mouffe and Aletta Norval. The aim is to point out the eventual advances obtained through post-structuralism, an alternative theoretical model to the deliberative focus on the contemporary democratic debate.
ISSN:2176-6665