Post-structuralism is recognised as a major force within literary and cultural studies. This book is the first to apply the theory to politics and to show the w

This volume provides an important reading of the political implications of postmodernity, focussing on the nature of power, ideology and subjectivity The volume

Since the time of Plato, political philosophy has attempted to create a secure basis upon which to build the prescriptive claims for political action. However,

This book articulates the key theoretical assumptions of poststructuralism, but also probes its limits, evaluates rival approaches and elaborates new concepts.

The political writings of the French poststructuralists have eluded articulation in the broader framework of general political philosophy primarily because of t