Agonism - Wikipedia

Gunnar Larson g at xny.io
Thu Aug 25 05:53:28 PDT 2022


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.
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