The Return of the Political
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The Return of the Political is a political theory book by Chantal Mouffe that critiques consensus-driven liberal democracy and argues for the centrality of conflict and antagonism in pluralist politics.
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| The Return of the Political canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Return of the Political Context triple: [Chantal Mouffe, notableWork, The Return of the Political]
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The Political Illusion
The Political Illusion is a 1965 book by French philosopher and sociologist Jacques Ellul that critiques modern society’s overreliance on political institutions and the myth that politics can solve all social problems.
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B.
The Place for Politics
The Place for Politics is a promotional tagline used by the American cable news channel MSNBC to emphasize its focus on political news and analysis.
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C.
The Future of Politics (book)
"The Future of Politics" is a political book by British Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy that explores the challenges facing modern democracy and proposes reforms to revitalize political engagement.
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D.
Primary Colors: A Novel of Politics
"Primary Colors: A Novel of Politics" is a 1996 roman à clef by the anonymous author "Joe Klein" that satirically chronicles a Southern governor’s scandal-plagued presidential campaign, widely recognized as a thinly veiled portrayal of Bill Clinton’s 1992 run.
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E.
New Aspects of Politics
New Aspects of Politics is a seminal 1925 work by political scientist Charles E. Merriam that helped pioneer the behavioral and empirical study of politics in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Return of the Political Target entity description: The Return of the Political is a political theory book by Chantal Mouffe that critiques consensus-driven liberal democracy and argues for the centrality of conflict and antagonism in pluralist politics.
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A.
The Political Illusion
The Political Illusion is a 1965 book by French philosopher and sociologist Jacques Ellul that critiques modern society’s overreliance on political institutions and the myth that politics can solve all social problems.
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B.
The Place for Politics
The Place for Politics is a promotional tagline used by the American cable news channel MSNBC to emphasize its focus on political news and analysis.
-
C.
The Future of Politics (book)
"The Future of Politics" is a political book by British Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy that explores the challenges facing modern democracy and proposes reforms to revitalize political engagement.
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D.
Primary Colors: A Novel of Politics
"Primary Colors: A Novel of Politics" is a 1996 roman à clef by the anonymous author "Joe Klein" that satirically chronicles a Southern governor’s scandal-plagued presidential campaign, widely recognized as a thinly veiled portrayal of Bill Clinton’s 1992 run.
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E.
New Aspects of Politics
New Aspects of Politics is a seminal 1925 work by political scientist Charles E. Merriam that helped pioneer the behavioral and empirical study of politics in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ political theory book ⓘ |
| argues |
antagonism is ineradicable in politics
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attempts to eliminate conflict depoliticize democracy ⓘ conflict is central to democratic politics ⓘ democracy requires the expression of conflict ⓘ pluralist politics must acknowledge antagonism ⓘ |
| author | Chantal Mouffe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| critiques |
Habermasian deliberative democracy
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Third Way politics ⓘ consensus-driven liberal democracy ⓘ post-political consensus ⓘ rationalist models of democracy ⓘ |
| field |
democratic theory
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political philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| genre |
political philosophy
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political theory ⓘ |
| hasForm | collection of essays ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Antonio Gramsci
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Carl Schmitt ⓘ post-Marxism ⓘ post-structuralism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
agonistic pluralism
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antagonism in politics ⓘ conflict in democracy ⓘ consensus politics ⓘ deliberative democracy ⓘ democratic theory ⓘ hegemony ⓘ liberal democracy ⓘ pluralism ⓘ pluralist democracy ⓘ political antagonism ⓘ political conflict ⓘ political discourse ⓘ political identity ⓘ political liberalism ⓘ post-Marxism ⓘ radical democracy ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
agonistic pluralism
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return of the political ⓘ |
| partOf | Chantal Mouffe bibliography ⓘ |
| proposes |
agonistic model of democracy
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radicalization of democratic values ⓘ |
| publisher | Verso Books ⓘ |
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