Toward a Post-Foundational Political Economy
Economism and Private Property as Capitalism’s Contingent Foundations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12075685 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Taavi Sundell (0000-0001-9638-6259, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 6-29 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-20 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0739-3148 • E-ISSN: 1469-9931 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07393148.2021.1873680 |
| OpenAlex | W3123218583 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Post-foundational Discourse Theory (PFDT), initially developed by Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe, provides a systematic discursive perspective on political phenomena, the economy included. However, ever since Laclau and Mouffe rejected economism in their Hegemony and Social Strategy: Towards a Radical Democratic Politics (HSS), the economy as an object of study has failed to receive the attention it deserves within this strand of ideology and discourse theory. Different approaches to political economy could also benefit from an explicit engagement with PFDT. I begin by outlining Laclau and Mouffe's postfoundational perspective to the economy. I will then return to their discussion of economism in HSS and argue against its rejection in PFDT as an object of study. Finally, I will critically examine Mark Devenney's attempt to reinstate property as an object of importance for political theory and analysis
Capitalism · Democracy · Epistemology · Hegemony · Ideology · Perspective (graphical · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Property (philosophy · Sociology · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Law · Philosophy · Political Economy and Marxism
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |