Abstract

"Conflict, Populism, Hegemony" was the title of the lecture given by E. Laclau at the international colloque on "The future of democracy in Europe" (Fondazione Basso, Roma, December 2011). Here Giacomo Marramao - also in the name of the Fondazione Basso and of the editorial board of "Parolechiave" (Laclau had generously accepted to collaborate to this number) - draws a portrait of his friend and colleague. After remembering his main books and essays, well known in the international debate, he analyses the keywords at the centre of his philosophical and political reflection (often together with Chantal Mouffe): social conflict and political articulation, hegemony and discourse theory ("Hegemony and Socialist Strategy" was the title of their most famous book), populism and politics.