Radical identity politics beyond right and left
This book outlines significant traits of radical leftist identity politics. In this type of discourse, arguments are organized around global friend/enemy schemes in ways that are at odds with the right/left matrix of democracy. This is shown by combining discourse analysis of how leftist critics arg...
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| Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
2020
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| Online-Zugang: | DE-188 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | This book outlines significant traits of radical leftist identity politics. In this type of discourse, arguments are organized around global friend/enemy schemes in ways that are at odds with the right/left matrix of democracy. This is shown by combining discourse analysis of how leftist critics argue in public debates centred on their reactions to the Charlie Hebdo massacre in 2015 and theoretical discussions on leftist identity politics orbiting around Schmitt, Marcuse and Mouffe. It is argued that the friend/enemy approach sacrifices the egalitarian and libertarian core values of the Left |
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| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 274 Seiten) Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9781527557499 |