Against the Personification of Democracy: A Lacanian Critique of Political...

Against the Personification of DemocracyA Lacanian Critique of Political Subjectivity\nAuthor(s): Wesley C. Swedlow\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.\nISBN-13: 9780826434210, 978-0826434210\nSynopsis\n\""Against the Personification of Democracy\"" offers a new theory of political subjectivity that puts the dilemma of desire into the forefront, using Lacan to read key figures in political philosophy. \""Against the Personification of Democracy\"" offers a new theory of political subjectivity that puts the dilemma of desire into the forefront. By using Lacan to read key figures in political philosophy, the book demonstrates why democratic theory - representative or radical - is not only ineffective when it comes to the best form of political cohabitation, but also productive of destructive and self-defeating forces. An indispensable text for anyone interested in political theory, political philoso.