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In this paper I focus on the problem of normativity as it has been identified and discussed in relation to Ernesto Laclau’s theory of identity. The main feature of this theory is that it proposes a universal structure where various forms of identification are described in the same political logic. In his analysis of populism, Laclau clearly argued that understanding how social identities are constructed is impossible when we try to theorize the “ontic” content of particular ideologies, demands, etc.; what is needed is understanding those movements in terms of their “ontological” political logic which is linked to the desire for a fullness of society (Laclau 2005).
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Szkudlarek, T. (2013). Identity and Normativity. In: Szkudlarek, T. (eds) Education and the Political. Comparative and International Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-383-6_5
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