The Introduction to 'Towards an Improper Politics' my new book just out with Edinburgh Universit... more The Introduction to 'Towards an Improper Politics' my new book just out with Edinburgh University Press!
A chapter from my book Ethics and Politics which argues that post-structuralism offers a properly... more A chapter from my book Ethics and Politics which argues that post-structuralism offers a properly political account of democracy.
Strategies: Journal of Theory, Culture & Politics, 2001
The Greek word ethos and the Latin word mos are both commonly translated as custom. They are also... more The Greek word ethos and the Latin word mos are both commonly translated as custom. They are also the respective etymological roots of the words ethics and morality. Despite their “customary” meaning, conventional use of these words presupposes the faculty to ...
This article argues that Habermas' account of deliberative democracy rests upon a set of... more This article argues that Habermas' account of deliberative democracy rests upon a set of untheorized decisions about language and communication derived from his account of formal pragmatics. Assessing the limitations of his formal pragmatics thus demonstrates ...
The redefinition of rights of equality and liberty by radical and deliberative democrats during t... more The redefinition of rights of equality and liberty by radical and deliberative democrats during the last decades of the 20th century resulted in the denial that a consideration of property is integral to political philosophy. Theorizing property as intrinsically political demands a return to Marx but on terms he may not have recognized. I outline a politics of property in this paper contending that there can be no universal justification for any regime of property. Property is by definition the institution of a wrong. The articulation of something as property establishes a border, determining what can be owned, how far ownership extends, where it is limited, as well as terms of use and terms of abuse. It establishes a set of property relations, and defines a vocabulary of the proper. Here sovereign state power is enlisted to enforce relations of property beneficial to some, but not all. A challenge to any political regime must of necessity put in to question both the forms of proper behaviour, and the regime of property. These are intrinsically related to each other. I conclude by arguing that democracy is always improper. Property, in all of its forms entails enclosure. Enclosure requires the drawing and the maintenance of boundaries of exclusion and inclusion. The sovereign determination of the proper, as well as of the exception to the proper defines trespass. Trespass is a form of democratic enactment when, and if, it destabilises enclosure.
This interdisciplinary book investigates the consequences of the language of terror for our lives... more This interdisciplinary book investigates the consequences of the language of terror for our lives in democratic societies. The approach of this book is in direct contrast with those that either view terrorism simplistically, as a clear reality threatening democratic society and ...
The UBR (University of Brighton Repository) is a central institutional repository that records th... more The UBR (University of Brighton Repository) is a central institutional repository that records the work of the University's researchers. It is an open access, organic resource and is freely available via the web to researchers worldwide.
Abstract Devenney's chapter in this' riveting collection of ess... more Abstract Devenney's chapter in this' riveting collection of essays [which] provokes from [Zizek] a response that might rank among the very best of his many polemical interventions'(Rifkin, Middlesex University) interrogates Zizek's mobilising of Lacanian ...
The Introduction to 'Towards an Improper Politics' my new book just out with Edinburgh Universit... more The Introduction to 'Towards an Improper Politics' my new book just out with Edinburgh University Press!
A chapter from my book Ethics and Politics which argues that post-structuralism offers a properly... more A chapter from my book Ethics and Politics which argues that post-structuralism offers a properly political account of democracy.
Strategies: Journal of Theory, Culture & Politics, 2001
The Greek word ethos and the Latin word mos are both commonly translated as custom. They are also... more The Greek word ethos and the Latin word mos are both commonly translated as custom. They are also the respective etymological roots of the words ethics and morality. Despite their “customary” meaning, conventional use of these words presupposes the faculty to ...
This article argues that Habermas' account of deliberative democracy rests upon a set of... more This article argues that Habermas' account of deliberative democracy rests upon a set of untheorized decisions about language and communication derived from his account of formal pragmatics. Assessing the limitations of his formal pragmatics thus demonstrates ...
The redefinition of rights of equality and liberty by radical and deliberative democrats during t... more The redefinition of rights of equality and liberty by radical and deliberative democrats during the last decades of the 20th century resulted in the denial that a consideration of property is integral to political philosophy. Theorizing property as intrinsically political demands a return to Marx but on terms he may not have recognized. I outline a politics of property in this paper contending that there can be no universal justification for any regime of property. Property is by definition the institution of a wrong. The articulation of something as property establishes a border, determining what can be owned, how far ownership extends, where it is limited, as well as terms of use and terms of abuse. It establishes a set of property relations, and defines a vocabulary of the proper. Here sovereign state power is enlisted to enforce relations of property beneficial to some, but not all. A challenge to any political regime must of necessity put in to question both the forms of proper behaviour, and the regime of property. These are intrinsically related to each other. I conclude by arguing that democracy is always improper. Property, in all of its forms entails enclosure. Enclosure requires the drawing and the maintenance of boundaries of exclusion and inclusion. The sovereign determination of the proper, as well as of the exception to the proper defines trespass. Trespass is a form of democratic enactment when, and if, it destabilises enclosure.
This interdisciplinary book investigates the consequences of the language of terror for our lives... more This interdisciplinary book investigates the consequences of the language of terror for our lives in democratic societies. The approach of this book is in direct contrast with those that either view terrorism simplistically, as a clear reality threatening democratic society and ...
The UBR (University of Brighton Repository) is a central institutional repository that records th... more The UBR (University of Brighton Repository) is a central institutional repository that records the work of the University's researchers. It is an open access, organic resource and is freely available via the web to researchers worldwide.
Abstract Devenney's chapter in this' riveting collection of ess... more Abstract Devenney's chapter in this' riveting collection of essays [which] provokes from [Zizek] a response that might rank among the very best of his many polemical interventions'(Rifkin, Middlesex University) interrogates Zizek's mobilising of Lacanian ...
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