PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Ernesto Laclau is Professor of Political Theory in the Department of Government, University of Essex, and Distinguished Professor for Humanities and Rhetorical Studies at Northwestern University. He is the author of, amongst other works, Hegemony and Socialist Strategy (with Chantal Mouffe); New Reflections on the Revolution of Our Time ; The Populist Reason ; Contingency, Hegemony, Universality (with Judith Butler and Slavoj iek); and Emancipation(s).
What needs to be politically articulated at the present time is the possibility of a leftist populism. This is what makes Laclau's long-awaited book so important. Arguably, populism has always been the governing concept in Laclau's work and in On Populist Reason, he lays out his position with great power and analytical clarity. -- Simon Critchley, in praise of On Populist Reason
