Abstract
In the work of Chantal Mouffe, society is seen as structured by a hegemonic articulation, but one that is only temporarily fixed and always under subversion. Following Mouffe, in this paper the author pursues the implications of theorizing "the economy' as a hegemonic formation rather than as a fixed capitalist totality. What might it mean to understand "the economic' as a provisional articulation of capitalist and non-capitalist activities and relations? How might it open up the possibility of anti-capitalist and non-capitalist economic interventions? Encouraged by feminist attempts to produce a discourse of sexual difference that is not subsumed to a binary gender hierarchy, the author envisages a discourse of economic difference that could destabilize and problematize the presumption of capitalist hegemony.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 275-282 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Environment and Planning D: Society and Space |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1995 |
Keywords
- Mouffe_Chantal
- capitalism
- hegemony
- social theory