The third way is a politics without adversary that pretends all interests reconciles

Evidence

On the political level a similar phenomenon is to be found in the case of the ‘third way’ discussed in Chapter 5. I argue that it is a ‘politics without adversary’ which pretends that all interests can be reconciled and that everybody - provided, of course, that they identify with ‘the project’ - can be part of ‘the people’. — Chantal Mouffe, The Democratic Paradox, 70

Categorization

• XREF: The ‘third way’ as politics-without-adversary echoes the reader’s broader concern with depoliticized consensus that masks exclusion behind inclusiveness rhetoric — a parallel to later critiques of post-political governance. — connects to: The left’s ‘third way’ is ideological capitulation, not new initiative — Chantal Mouffe, The Democratic Paradox, 523; A non-partisan third either creates direct contact or arbitrates claims between colliding parties; Giddens grounded third-way politics on reflexivity replacing left-right class antagonism — Chantal Mouffe, The Democratic Paradox, 486

Broader Connections

• Giddens grounded third-way politics on reflexivity replacing left-right class antagonism #expands (0.90) — Chantal Mouffe, The Democratic Paradox, 486
• The left’s ‘third way’ is ideological capitulation, not new initiative #corroborates (0.85) — Chantal Mouffe, The Democratic Paradox, 523
• A non-partisan third either creates direct contact or arbitrates claims between colliding parties #complicates (0.78)