For over 40 years Ernesto Laclau’s work has consistently, almost obstinately, sought to rethink the status of the political. This conference reflects on the theoretical debates inspired by these interventions, revisiting older debates, while looking towards new avenues for research opened up by Laclau’s work. The conference critically interrogates Laclau’s work and the various directions in which other scholars have taken his ideas.

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