Claude Lefort’s Savage Democracy
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Claude Lefort, Conflict, Savage democracy, Law, May 68Abstract
In this article, we will discuss and contextualize the notion of savage democracy within Claude Lefort's democratic theory. The text will be divided into three parts. Firstly, we will present the fundamental ideas of the author's political thought. Next, we will analyze the role of the notion of savage democracy in three texts by Lefort: two dedicated to the May 68 events, A desordem nova and Releitura as well as the preface to the second edition of the work Éléments d'une critique de la bureaucratie. Finally, we will present the recent discussion in Lefortian studies regarding the fertility of the term savage democracy mainly relating to two important themes for Lefort: the dimension of conflict in democracies and the relationship of law with democratic struggles.
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