The Subject of Politics

A study of Slavoj ¿i¿ek's political philosophy. Focusing on the combination of psychoanalytic theory and philosophy, the book offers an overview of ¿i¿ek's analysis of contemporary society. In five chapters, the reader is introduced to ¿i¿ek's method, his view of the political impasse in the postmodern world, and his suggestion for a way ahead to renewed action and political invention. Rich in examples, the book gives an engaging and entertaining tour around the landscape of ¿i¿ek's political endeavour, while at the same time insisting on a more systematic and piecemeal approach than the Slovenian tends to offer himself.