New in Paperback This innovative exploration of ways of thinking
about and doing politics presents a challenge to liberal
assumptions. The author tackles four key areas in contemporary
politics which work at 'the edges of liberalism': difference,
populism, revolution and agitation. Each of these phenomena is
selected on the basis that they push the envelope of liberalism or
seek to go against and beyond it. Each chapter takes on one of
these ideas, discussing the intellectual background and considering
its position in relation to liberalism. Difference is explored in
the context of the politics of the culture wars and its celebration
of particularism over universalism. Populism is seen as a spectre
of liberal democracy, able to both accompany it and haunt it.
Agitation is considered in tandem with emancipatory politics and in
relation to revolutionary politics. The final chapter aims to
vindicate the use of revolution for contemporary thought,
challenging the existing liberal-democratic consensus. The argument
is interspersed with many examples drawn from history and
contemporary politics to illustrate the author's claims. Arditi's
engagement with the main thinkers in the field leads him to develop
a novel interpretation of contemporary politics.
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