Hegemony, democracy, agonism and journalism: an interview with Chantal Mouffe

Carpentier, Nico and Cammaerts, Bart ORCID: 0000-0002-9508-5128 (2006) Hegemony, democracy, agonism and journalism: an interview with Chantal Mouffe. Journalism Studies, 7 (6). pp. 964-975. ISSN 1461-670X

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Abstract

Chantal Mouffe's political philosophy has been influential in a variety of domains, including sociology, cultural studies, media studies, law, art, literary criticism, and journalism studies. By combining Gramsci's focus on hegemony with post-structuralist theory she has developed - in collaboration with Ernesto Laclau - a sophisticated perspective on the political that intersects with all aspects of society, including the role and functioning of journalism. Her emphasis on the productive role of hegemony and conflict in society combined with her plea for a radical pluralist democracy, open a wide range of new perspectives for journalism studies. We present an overview of Mouffe's work set against a recent interview with her, in which we discuss, among other things, the potential diversity of contingent journalistic identities, ranging between being complicit with hegemonic socio-political projects, and safe-guarding or even deepening democratic institutions, including itself.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/1461670X.as...
Additional Information:	© 2006 Taylor & Francis
Divisions:	Media and Communications
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN1990 Broadcasting
Date Deposited:	11 Jan 2008
Last Modified:	29 Oct 2024 04:36
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/3020

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