New old antagonisms: political violence against women and the rescue of agonism in Chantal Mouffe
Is it possible to think of the increase in gender-based political violence as a symptom of the limits presented by rational consensus, as pointed out by critics of deliberative democratic theories? Based on this research problem, we will use one of the main criticisms as a theoretical framework for...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) |
| Repositorio: | Revista de Ciências do Estado (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:periodicos.ufmg.br:article/52357 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/revice/article/view/e52357 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Violence against women in politics Chantal Mouffe Pluralism Agonistic democracy Violência política contra as mulheres Pluralismo Democracia agonística Violencia política contra las mujeres |
| Sumario: | Is it possible to think of the increase in gender-based political violence as a symptom of the limits presented by rational consensus, as pointed out by critics of deliberative democratic theories? Based on this research problem, we will use one of the main criticisms as a theoretical framework for this article: the theory of agonistic pluralism, developed by the philosopher Chantal Mouffe and based on the need to rescue the element of conflict and passions in the public sphere. With this, we aim to reflect on their contributions to the analysis of the growing wave of political violence directed at women in the Brazilian context, in particular, and the reappearance of antagonisms in a global political scenario marked by dedemocratization and the mobilization of affections by far-right movements. First, we will discuss the link between the fraying of the liberal-democratic model and the manifestations of political violence against women, especially in Brazil. Next, we will present the bases of the theoretical counter-proposal of radicalization of democracy presented by Mouffe. Finally, we will discuss the potential of the bases of this agonism, especially from its legitimation of the adversary as a democratic presupposition, to collaborate with the efforts to contain the extreme antagonisms that prevail from time to time in politics, as well as to indicate a direction for the imagination of new alternatives and for the renewal of the democratic system through its radicalization. |
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