The fall of the Berlin wall was seen by many as the final triumph of liberal democracy over communism. But now, in the wake of the great financial crisis of 2008 and its aftermath, things look a little different. New questions are arising about capitalism and democracy, new social movements are challenging established institutions and new political possibilities are emerging. Is democracy an inevitable hostage of capitalism, or can it reinvent itself to meet the challenge of globalization?

In an exclusive, previously unpublished dialogue, Alain Badiou, a key figure of the radical left and a leading advocate of the communist idea, and Marcel Gauchet, a major exponent of anti-totalitarianism and a champion of liberal democracy, confront one another. Together, they take stock of history, interrogate one anothers views and defend their respective projects: on the one side, the revival of the communist hypothesis, and on the other, the radical reform of a contested democratic model.

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Publisher

Polity

Year

2016

ISBN

9781509501748

Edition

Topic

Philosophy

Subtopic

Philosophy History & Theory

Cover
Title Page
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Foreword: The future of an alternative, Martin: Duru and Martin Legros
1 The encounter with communism
2 From Marx to Lenin
3 Totalitarianism
4 The return of the communist hypothesis?
5 What is the meaning of the crisis?
6 The end of imperial logic, or the continuation?
7 The deconstruction of capitalism
8 Why we’re not finished with politics
Conclusion: In search of a lost deal?
Appendix: Alain Badiou’s diagram of the contemporary structure of the world
Index
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