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Ernesto Laclau
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Ernesto Laclau was an Argentine philosopher, university teacher, sociologist, and political scientist. Born in Buenos Aires on 6 October 1935, he was educated at the University of Essex and held professor positions at that institution and the University of Buenos Aires. He was married to Chantal Mouffe and spoke English and Spanish. His academic interests included populism, and his field of work encompassed philosophy, political philosophy, and political theory.
Laclau authored 28 works, including *Del post-marxismo al radicalismo democrático*, *The politics of rhetoric*, *La Razon Populista*, *Hegemony and socialist strategy*, and *Debates y combates*. He received a Bachelor of Economics and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He died of myocardial infarction in Seville on 13 April 2014.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 6 October 1935
- Died
- 13 April 2014
- Works
- 28
Top works
- Del post-marxismo al radicalismo democrático
- The politics of rhetoric
- La Razon Populista (Seccion Obras de Sociologia)
- Hegemony and socialist strategy
- Debates y combates
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Key facts
- Born
- 6 October 1935, Buenos Aires , Argentina
- Died
- 13 April 2014 (2014-04-13) (aged 78), Seville , Spain
- Era
- 20th- / 21st-century philosophy
- Region
- Western philosophy
- School
- Post-Marxism
- Main interests
- Hegemony · Identity politics
- Notable ideas
- Criticism of Marxist economic determinism
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ernesto
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Argentina
- Place of birth
- Buenos Aires
- Place of death
- Seville
- Spouse
- Chantal Mouffe
- Occupation
- sociologist
- Position held
- professor
- Educated at
- University of Essex
- Employer
- University of Buenos Aires
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Native language
- Spanish
- Field of work
- political theory
- Image
- Presentación del Documental CATASTROIKA y Presentación de la Revista Debates y Combates (7215329954).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1935-10-06
- date of death
- 2014-04-13
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Ernesto Laclau
- interested in
- populism
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Encyclopedic overview
Ernesto Laclau ( Spanish: [laˈklaw]; 6 October 1935 – 13 April 2014) was an Argentine political theorist and philosopher. He is often described as an 'inventor' of post-Marxist political theory. He is well known for his collaborations with his long-term partner, Chantal Mouffe.
He studied history at the University of Buenos Aires Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, graduating with a licenciatura in 1964, and received a PhD from the University of Essex in 1977.
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