Inny (Wykluczony): dyskurs, puste znaczące, emancypacja
Other (the Excluded): Discourse, Empty Signifier, Emancipation

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to describe the theoretical basis of the liberal democracyaccording to Ernest Laclau. His conception is a useful device for the analysis ofa socio-political situation of Others (the Excluded). By exposing Laclau theoreticalperspective (discourse, empty signifier, hegemony, emancipation) I attempted todisplay that this perspective does not only define the significant frames, thanks towhich the social life may go further, but it also reveals the multiplicity of contexts,diversity of social issues and various possibilities of their interpretation. Importantfactor of this perspective is that it points out the need for taking the action, which isaimed to improve democracy. According to Laclau the moment of visualization ofour desires is much more important than its realization, because it drives us towardaction and creative thinking.

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