The vicissitudes of ‘radical centrism
The case of Agnes Heller, radical centristavant la lettre
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6293363 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Simon Tormey (0000-0001-5148-1025, University of Nottingham, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 147-167 |
| Publication date | 1998-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Political Ideologies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1356-9317 • E-ISSN: 1469-9613 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13569319808420774 |
| OpenAlex | W2041325365 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 14 |
This paper seeks to interrogate the concept of ‘radical centrism’, which has recently achieved prominence in being adopted by Tony Blair as the ‘ideology’ of New Labour. We contend that the core of radical centrism is the desire to transcend the categories of traditional ideological discourse and develop a consensual meta‐ideology that could be ‘all things to all men and women’. In an attempt to establish what such a project might entail we turn to the work of Agnes Heller, whose definition of her own project bears similarities to that of New Labour. We find, however, that the combination of deontological perfectionism, radical reformism and, latterly, the development of a postmodern ‘ethics of responsibility’, whilst remaining in tune with the desire to develop such a position, demonstrates the at least potentially anti‐political character of the undertaking
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citation span | 1999 - 1999 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
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