Study On Hegemony Theory Of Laclau And Mouffe

Among those marxist theorists, Laclau and Mouffe are definitely the most influential and representative figure of the Post-marxism. On the one hand, through deconstructing the core concept and the main issues of classic Marxism-class concept, they overturn the overall grand narrative, and joint many words for the deconstruction of Marxism, further to display the deconstruction criticism to the extreme; On the other hand, they still keep some internal topics of Marxism strategically while abandon criticism, and also try to build a new multiple political criticism mode which replaces generalisierung and essentialism authority with multiple identification and radical democracy politics. The ideology of Laclau and Mouffe itself is kind of complicate, they apply a lot of speculation methods from Post-modernism and Post-deconstructivism while keep their insists on Marxism strategy which involves freedom, democracy, mass membership and individual emancipation. This article is not a complete discussion regarding to Laclau and Mouffe ideological system, instead we try to research further regarding to one key topic of the ideology---hegemony,to reveal the background and particular personality of this conceptual category. And also provide a optional way of imagination for further research of Laclau, Mouffe ideological system and Post-marxism.This essay is based on significant text works of Laclau and Mouffe, summarizes the academic life and main theoretical perspectives of both first to build corresponding theoretical relationship coordinates. And then extracts the base understanding and constructing meaning of both regarding to "hegemony" by investigating their interpretation of this topic. Then it goes further to "hegemony" this particular ideology clarifies and analyze this concept systematically. Reveals the inherit critically and development relationship of Laclau&Mouffe hegemony theory discusses that after compat of deconstruction and construction, combination of identity politics and politics of difference, how Laclau and Mouffe try positively in hegemony practice and radical democracy politics and new imagination methods of Laclau&Mouffe hegemony ideologic under new public environment.