Demokratie als Dynamik zwischen Kontingenz und Ideologie. Genese und Perspektiven der Agonistik

The focus of the work is Chantal Mouffe's concept of democratic theory of agonistics. It is examined in its dynamics between contingency and ideology. The aim of the investigation is to explore the genesis as well as the perspectives of agonistic. Special attention is paid to the idea-historical embedding of the theory. In addition to the writings of Marx and Gramsci, the work of Althusser is considered in the investigation. Ultimately, the various analyzes revolve around the following question: are modern democracies based on a normative foundation