Hegemony & War of Position
1. Summarize (a minimum of 300 words) Chantel Mouffe’s argument on hegemony, war of position, and agonistic politics. (Lecture Notes/videos).
2. Discuss with your peers (each 150 words) whether you agree or disagree with Mouffe’s approach to gaining political power for social change.
Reflect a balance between quotations and/or paraphrasing with proper in-text citations (Author, p. #) and your own voice and thoughts on materials covered.
Support your arguments and claims by using scholarly sources, utilizing sociological concepts and insights you are learning.
It is crucial to go beyond what we already know, as experience and/or common-sense knowledge, and develop a critical understanding of social issues, based on facts and evidence, at the structural and institutional levels within their historical contexts.
