The book seeks to intervene in current debates within political theory and intellectual history.

Chantal Mouffe presents a timely and stimulating account of the current state of democracy, exploring contemporary examples such as the Iraq war, racism and the

Contemporary political theory has become alienated from politics. It often neither discusses concrete political events nor touches the world of political action

Democratic political theory often sees collective action as the basis for non-coercive social change, assuming that its terms and practices are always self-evid

Political philosophers have long taken inspiration from political movements when crafting their theories, which they hoped would address the universal problems