The Research Of Mouffe’s Theory On Radical Democracy

As one kind of foreign theoretical trends, Post-Marxism is followed by people at the beginning of it produced. As the leader of Post-Marxism, Mouffe has undoubtedly become the darling of the Post-Marxism theory in theoretical circles at home and abroad. She advocated the idea of" radical democracy ", which is a unique feature of the Post-Marxism thought, at the same time, Mouffe has tireless pursuit of democracy, which is precisely coincides with the goal of Post-Marxism. Mouffe thought that the essence of politics is the conflict and confrontation, conflict and confrontation are the basic element which can not be ignored in a democratic society. Based on the complex social reality,Mouffe bluntly said, traditional Marxism has been full of loopholes terminally ill,the deconstruction of traditional Marxism theory is imperative, the times call for a new birth of Marxism. She inherited the theory of Gramsci’s hegemony, from ideological hegemony to a new discourse hegemony,and on this basis constructed a radical and pluralistic political theory.This article begins with the time background and theoretical sources which the theory of radical democracy produced, declares the radical democracy is a kind of socialist new strategy, meticulous analysis the unique of the radical democratic theory with the leadership as the core, and then puts forward a way of radical multiple democracy, finally profoundly reflects the Moffue’s theory of radical democracy, revealing its shortcomings and contributions. Through the study of the Moffue’s radical democratic theory, it can help people to distinguish between Marxism and Post-Marxism, fully understanding the spiritual essence of contemporary Marxism, in order to better enrich and develop Marxism, and at the same time to provide some new perspective to improve the socialist democratic construction, injecting new vitality and vigor.