Critical Political Theory [Program Outline]

Abstract

The aim of the paper is to present in a programmatic way what can be understood by “critical political theory”. I intend to give rise to this definition in a series of steps: first, by analyzing what is the “matter” of a critical political theory would be, or, what the problems and questions are; second, by specifying the “ways” of exercising these questions, by specifying what might be called a “methodology” and by showing how it constitutes a form of subjectivity. From these elements, the objective is to propose a definition of critical politicaltheory highlighting the problems and challenges that arisethere.