Lo ético-político en las democracias contemporáneas. Reflexiones críticas en torno al déficit normativo en la teoría de la hegemonía de Ernesto Laclau

This article presents a critical reflection on the philosophical principles of the postMarxist perspective on hegemony of Ernesto Laclau. The text focuses on one of its most problematic aspects, that of the normative deficit in his theory of political identities. It additionally suggests, with Laclau’s positing of radical and pluralistic democracy serving as a starting point, some theoretical concepts for analyzing the politico-ethical in contemporary democracies.