Chantal Mouffe | |
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![]() Mouffe in 2013 | |
Born | Charleroi, Belgium | 17 June 1943
Awards | Western philosophy |
Era | Contemporary philosophy |
School | Post-Marxism |
Main interests | Political theory |
Notable ideas | Criticism of deliberative democracy |
Chantal Mouffe (French: [muf]; born 17 June 1943)[1] is a Belgian political theorist, formerly teaching at University of Westminster.[2] She is best known for her and Ernesto Laclau's contribution to the development of the so-called Essex School of discourse analysis.[3][4] She is a strong critic of deliberative democracy and advocates a conflict-oriented model of radical democracy.
CIP t.p. (Chantal Mouffe) data sheet (b. 17 June 1943)