TY  - JOUR
AB  - Despite broad and ongoing interest in poststructuralist approaches in International Relations (IR), the so-called radical democratic thinking has so far received only little attention. At the same time, radical democratic theorists have barely addressed topics of international politics. Chantal Mouffe is an exception in this respect as she has been dealing directly with questions of international politics. This article discusses Mouffe’s thoughts on international politics. Since her reflections are based on her theory of the political, we first outline those aspects of Mouffe’s theory that she refers to in her considerations on international politics. Then we discuss her proposal for a multipolar world order that is based on the model of agonistic politics. This is followed by a consideration of Mouffe’s suggestion of a pluralism of political systems and of culture-specific understandings of human rights. In a further step, Mouffe’s diagnosis and criticism of the moralization of politics are discussed. Based on this, we then examine her skepticism of outlawing war as a means of politics. In the concluding section, some general and prospective remarks on Mouffe’s approach to international politics are made.
DA  - 2020
DO  - 10.1007/s11615-020-00270-2
LA  - ger
IS  - 4
M2  - 671
PY  - 2020
SN  - 0032-3470
SP  - 671-700
T2  - Politische Vierteljahresschrift (PVS)
TI  - Das demokratische Paradox, Antagonismus und Agonie der globalen Ordnung: Chantal Mouffes Überlegungen zur internationalen Politik
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0070-pub-29458831
Y2  - 2024-11-22T01:36:02
ER  -