Critical Institutions
Alternative Modes of Institutionalisation in Derrida's Engagements
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21790443 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cillian Ó Fathaigh (0000-0002-7469-9403, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 169-185 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Derrida Today (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1754-8519 • E-ISSN: 1754-8500 |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3366/drt.2021.0264 |
| OpenAlex | W3208038362 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 5 |
In this article, I consider the role of institutions in Jacques Derrida's political engagement. In spite of Derrida's significant involvement with political causes throughout his life, his engagements have received little sustained attention, and this is particularly true of his work with institutions. I turn to two such cases, the Collège international de philosophie and the Parlement international des écrivains and argue that these represent an alternative mode of institutionalisation. These institutions seek to destabilise other institutions as well as themselves. Looking closely at the institutions that Derrida founded, we see three common characteristics emerge. These institutions are anti-hegemonic, self-reflexive and international. I then connect these to Derrida's thought, offering a reading of the undecidable, which brings forth the importance of conventions in the decision. Finally, I demonstrate that the three shared characteristics of Derrida's institutions form part of an effort to open up space for the possibility of alterity. Through this, and beyond a distinction between theory/practice, we come to see Derrida's institutional engagements as an active form of critique, both of other institutions and themselves
Alterity · Epistemology · Hegemony · Institutionalisation · Law and economics · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Reflexivity · Social science · Sociology · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Law · Philosophy · Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |