Derrida, deconstruction and political theory /

Explores how Jacques Derrida's deconstruction can help analyse political concepts including justice, democracy, sovereignty, populism and post-truthThe first comprehensive study of deconstruction as political theory, showing Jacques Derrida's relevance for contemporary political theoryDemo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Thomassen, Lasse (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2026.
Subjects:	Derrida, Jacques. Deconstruction. Political science > Philosophy. Déconstruction. deconstruction (theory) POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory. PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern. PHILOSOPHY / Political. POLITICAL SCIENCE / General. Derrida, Jacques Deconstruction Political science > Philosophy

Table of Contents:

Frontmatter
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction Deconstruction as Political Theory
1 Deconstruction between Particularity and Universality: Practising Political Theory Deconstructively
2 Deconstructing Sovereignty Discourse: Between the Conditional and the Unconditional
3 Democracy To-Come: Dealing with Disagreement
4 Democratic Rogues: The People Goes to The Capitol
5 The Force of Truth: Deconstruction against Post-Truth
6 Deconstruction as/of Method: Exemplarity and Casing
Conclusion
References
Index