https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agonism *Agonism* (from Greek <https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek> ἀγών *agon <https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agon>*, "struggle") is a political and social theory that emphasizes the potentially positive aspects of certain forms of conflict. It accepts a permanent place for such conflict in the political sphere, but seeks to show how individuals might accept and channel this conflict positively. Agonists are especially concerned with debates about democracy <https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy>, and the role that conflict plays in different conceptions of it. The agonistic tradition to democracy is often referred to as *agonistic pluralism*. Beyond the realm of the political, agonistic frameworks have similarly been utilized in broader cultural critiques of hegemony and domination, as well as in literary and science fiction.