Chantal Mouffe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Chantal Mouffe

Belgian post-marxist political theorist

Date of Birth: 17-Jun-1943

Place of Birth: Charleroi, Wallonia, Belgium

Profession: political scientist, university teacher, philosopher, feminist

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Chantal Mouffe (French: [muf]; born 17 June 1943) is a Belgian political theorist, formerly teaching at University of Westminster.She is best known for her contribution to the development—jointly with Ernesto Laclau, with whom she co-authored Hegemony and Socialist Strategy—of the so-called Essex School of discourse analysis, a type of post-Marxist political inquiry drawing on Gramsci, post-structuralism and theories of identity, and redefining Leftist politics in terms of radical democracy.
Her highest cited publication is Hegemony and socialist strategy: Towards a radical democratic politics.