The influence of Freudian psychoanalytic theory on Laclau’s Populist Reason

In a context where affects play a central role in the construction of political projects, Ernesto Laclau’s La Razón Populista offers a valuable perspective for understanding how affect is the mobilizing force within political discourse. Laclau develops the concept of hegemony as a process of discurs...

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Autor principal: Montenegro, Nehuen Ignacio
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Humanidades. Instituto de Filosofía 2025
Materias:
affect
populism
Ernesto Laclau
hegemony
libidinal bonds
afecto
populismo
hegemonía
lazos libidinales
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topic affect
populism
Ernesto Laclau
hegemony
libidinal bonds
afecto
populismo
Ernesto Laclau
hegemonía
lazos libidinales
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populism
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Ernesto Laclau
hegemonía
lazos libidinales
Montenegro, Nehuen Ignacio
The influence of Freudian psychoanalytic theory on Laclau’s Populist Reason
topic_facet affect
populism
Ernesto Laclau
hegemony
libidinal bonds
afecto
populismo
Ernesto Laclau
hegemonía
lazos libidinales
author Montenegro, Nehuen Ignacio
author_facet Montenegro, Nehuen Ignacio
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title The influence of Freudian psychoanalytic theory on Laclau’s Populist Reason
title_short The influence of Freudian psychoanalytic theory on Laclau’s Populist Reason
title_full The influence of Freudian psychoanalytic theory on Laclau’s Populist Reason
title_fullStr The influence of Freudian psychoanalytic theory on Laclau’s Populist Reason
title_full_unstemmed The influence of Freudian psychoanalytic theory on Laclau’s Populist Reason
title_sort influence of freudian psychoanalytic theory on laclau’s populist reason
description In a context where affects play a central role in the construction of political projects, Ernesto Laclau’s La Razón Populista offers a valuable perspective for understanding how affect is the mobilizing force within political discourse. Laclau develops the concept of hegemony as a process of discursive equivalences that culminates in the constitution of popular identities. This article aims to analyze the concepts that Laclau draws from psychoanalytic theory and to explain how he uses his categories to construct a logic around the phenomenon of populism. It is necessary, then, to clarify the links established between the two disciplines in order to reveal that we are not dealing with a casual conjunction of two angles that at first glance appear to be casual or external homologies. These issues will be addressed based on the incorporation of Freud’s work Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego, in order to problematize how discursive and hegemonic formations inherently possess an affective component that plays a fundamental role within Laclau’s scheme. Develing into the proposed analysis, a movement emerges that transitions from the initial denigration of the masses, discussed in chapter 3, toward a vindication of the “irrational” and affective dimension of the hegemonic outcome of the masses’ discursive operations, thus opening the way to the unconscious. This raises the question of how these libidinal ties, which operate in the construction of both the people and its discourse, serveas elements that bridge demands to make them equivalent, ultimately constituting a hegemony. To address this, it is necessary to deepen the notion of affective investment in order to explore the role that affect plays within the political landscape. 
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spelling I48-R154-article-86022025-08-28T20:25:18Z The influence of Freudian psychoanalytic theory on Laclau’s Populist Reason La influencia de la teoría psicoanalítica freudiana en La Razón Populista de Laclau Montenegro, Nehuen Ignacio affect populism Ernesto Laclau hegemony libidinal bonds afecto populismo Ernesto Laclau hegemonía lazos libidinales In a context where affects play a central role in the construction of political projects, Ernesto Laclau’s La Razón Populista offers a valuable perspective for understanding how affect is the mobilizing force within political discourse. Laclau develops the concept of hegemony as a process of discursive equivalences that culminates in the constitution of popular identities. This article aims to analyze the concepts that Laclau draws from psychoanalytic theory and to explain how he uses his categories to construct a logic around the phenomenon of populism. It is necessary, then, to clarify the links established between the two disciplines in order to reveal that we are not dealing with a casual conjunction of two angles that at first glance appear to be casual or external homologies. These issues will be addressed based on the incorporation of Freud’s work Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego, in order to problematize how discursive and hegemonic formations inherently possess an affective component that plays a fundamental role within Laclau’s scheme. Develing into the proposed analysis, a movement emerges that transitions from the initial denigration of the masses, discussed in chapter 3, toward a vindication of the “irrational” and affective dimension of the hegemonic outcome of the masses’ discursive operations, thus opening the way to the unconscious. This raises the question of how these libidinal ties, which operate in the construction of both the people and its discourse, serveas elements that bridge demands to make them equivalent, ultimately constituting a hegemony. To address this, it is necessary to deepen the notion of affective investment in order to explore the role that affect plays within the political landscape.  En un contexto donde los afectos tienen protagonismo en la construcción de proyectos políticos, La Razón Populista de Ernesto Laclau ofrece una perspectiva valiosa para comprender cómo el afecto es la pieza movilizadora dentro del discurso político.  Laclau desarrolla el concepto de hegemonía como un proceso de equivalencias discursivas que culmina en la constitución de identidades populares. Este artículo tiene por objetivo analizar los conceptos que Laclau recupera de la teoría psicoanalítica y  exponer cómo pone en juego sus categorías para construir una lógica en torno al fenómeno del populismo. Es necesario, entonces, esclarecer los vínculos establecidos entre ambas disciplinas con el fin de revelar que no nos encontramos frente a una casual conjunción de dos ángulos que a primera vista aparentan ser homologías casuales o externas. Asimismo, se tendrá en cuenta la obra Psicología de las masas y análisis del Yo de Freud, para poder problematizar cómo las formaciones discursivas y hegemónicas poseen inherentemente un componente afectivo que cumple un rol fundamental dentro del esquema laclausiano. Al adentrarnos en el análisis propuesto, se entreverá un movimiento que transita desde la denigración inicial de las masas, expuesta en su discusión sobre la psicología de las masas en el capítulo 3, hacia una reivindicación del  componente “irracional” y emotivo del resultado hegemónico de las operaciones discursivas de las multitudes, que así abren paso al plano del inconsciente. Surge, entonces, la pregunta sobre cómo estos lazos libidinales que operan en la construcción del pueblo y del discurso del mismo son elementos que tienden puentes entre demandas con el fin de hacerlas equivalentes,  con el fin de constituir una hegemonía. Para responderla, debemos profundizar en la noción de investidura afectiva, para  dentrarnos en el papel que juega el afecto dentro del panorama político.  Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Humanidades. Instituto de Filosofía 2025-08-28 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo revisado por pares application/pdf https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/ach/article/view/8602 10.30972/ach1020258602 Acheronta; Núm. 10 (2025); 1-10 2344-9934 spa https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/ach/article/view/8602/8147 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0

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