In this video I present you Laclau and Mouffe's discourse theory. Discourse theory questions existing knowledge regimes and power structures. It is a radical deconstruction of the neutrality of our social reality. The theory is very complex I hope you will enjoy it. Laclau and Mouffe's main work is called 'Hegemony and Socialist Strategy' and was published in 1985. It is mainly on this work that the content of the video is based. These are the chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:57 Discourse and Social Reality
08:15 Logic of Discourse: Equivalence and Difference
12:15 Antagonism
15:55 Hegemony
22:08 Dislocation
If you want to read more, I recommend:
Laclau, E., & Mouffe, C. (2014). Hegemony and socialist strategy: Towards a radical democratic politics. Verso Trade.
Jørgensen, M. W., & Phillips, L. J. (2002). Discourse analysis as theory and method. Sage.
Stengel, F. A., & Nabers, D. (2019). Symposium: The Contribution of Laclau’s Discourse Theory to International Relations and International Political Economy Introduction.
Jacobs, T. (2018). The dislocated universe of Laclau and Mouffe: An introduction to post-structuralist discourse theory. Critical Review, 30(3-4), 294-315.
Nabers, D. (2015). Dislocation. In A Poststructuralist Discourse Theory of Global Politics (pp. 151-174). Palgrave Macmillan, New York.
