Politics & Government
How Agonistic Pluralism Reframes Legitimate Political Conflict
Quick fact
Chantal Mouffe, a Belgian political theorist, argues that the greatest threat to democracy comes not from conflict itself, but from the liberal insistence on eliminating conflict through rational consensus—a move that she says leaves no legitimate outlet for passionate opposition.
Why this is interesting
You've probably heard that democracy is about compromise and consensus. But what if that's exactly the problem?