Populizem skozi Laclauovo in Mouffino teorijo diskurza: Laclauova konceptualizacija populizma, Mouffina izpeljava levega populizma in boj za podnebno pravičnost

Smole, Samo (author), Lukšič, Andrej (mentor)

Populizmu se v zadnjih letih pripisuje predvsem negativni pomen v smislu desnega antidemokratičnega gibanja proti priseljencem in drugim družbenim kategorijam, ki naj bi predstavljale grožnjo narodovi identiteti in blaginji. Magistrsko delo pa populizem obravnava s perspektive Laclauove in Mouffine teorije diskurza kot politično logiko in diskurzivno strategijo političnega razmejevanja in razdvajanja družbe na »ljudstvo« in skorumpirano oblast/»oligarhijo«. Ta politična logika zavzame različne ideološke pozicije in je lahko usmerjena tudi k progresivnim družbeno-političnim ciljem. S podrobno analizo ključnih konceptov Laclauove in Mouffine teorije diskurza naloga raziskuje, kako diskurz in logika t. i. levega populizma lahko pripomoreta k poglabljanju in utrjevanju demokracije v smislu svobode in socialne enakosti za vse z mobilizacijo kolektivnih čustvenih vzgibov oz. afektov, kot sta strast in upanje. Pri tem se osredotoča predvsem na vlogo in potencial novih družbenih gibanj, ki od šestdesetih let 20. stoletja postavljajo pod vprašaj nove oblike podreditve in se zavzemajo za raznolike družbene emancipacije. Magistrsko delo pokaže na osrednji pomen okoljskega boja in boja za podnebno pravičnost pri politični strategiji levega populizma, ki bi ljudstvu ponudila upanje za boljšo prihodnost.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: levi populizem, teorija diskurza, postmarksizem, družbena gibanja, boj za podnebno pravičnost.
• Work type: Master's thesis/paper
• Typology: 2.09 - Master's Thesis
• Organization: FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
• Place of publishing: Ljubljana
• Publisher: [S. Smole]
• Year: 2022
• Number of pages: 71 str.
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-138045
• UDC: 329.055.4(043.2)
• COBISS.SI-ID: 116193283
• Publication date in RUL: 08.07.2022

SMOLE, Samo, 2022, Populizem skozi Laclauovo in Mouffino teorijo diskurza: Laclauova konceptualizacija populizma, Mouffina izpeljava levega populizma in boj za podnebno pravičnost [online]. Master’s thesis. Ljubljana : S. Smole. [Accessed 13 April 2025]. Retrieved from: https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/IzpisGradiva.php?lang=eng&id=138045

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Populism through the perspective of Laclau and Mouffe’s discourse theory: Laclau’s conceptualization of populism, Mouffe’s derivation of left populism and the struggle for climate justice : magistrsko delo

Abstract

In recent years, populism has mostly been attributed a negative connotation, referring to the right-wing antidemocratic movement, pitted against immigrants and other social categories, which are regarded as a threat to the identity and prosperity of the nation. This thesis addresses populism from the perspective of Laclau and Mouffe’s discourse theory as a political logic and discursive strategy of constructing a political frontier dividing society into »people« against »those in power«. Such political logic assumes various ideological positions and can also be directed towards progressive socio-political goals. With a thorough analysis of the key concepts of Laclau and Mouffe’s discourse theory the thesis explores how discourse and logic of the so-called left populism can help deepen and consolidate democracy in terms of freedom and social equality for all by mobilizing collective affects such as passion and hope. The main focus is on the role and potential of new social movements, which since the 1960s have called into question new forms of subordination and advocated diverse social emancipations. The master’s thesis indicates the central importance of environmental struggle and the struggle for climate justice in the political strategy of left populism, which offers people hope for the better future.

• Keywords: left populism, discourse theory, postmarxism, social movements, struggle for climate justice.