Abstract

FAIR, Hernán. Contributions to analyze social identifications from the theory of hegemony. Convergencia [online]. 2022, vol.29, e17044.  Epub Mar 07, 2022. ISSN 2448-5799.  https://doi.org/10.29101/crcs.v29i0.17044.

This article analyses the topic of identifications in Ernesto Laclau’s theory of hegemony, focusing on the crosses between the leader and the function of Lacan’s object a. Based on a reading of On populist reason, the paper proposes an innovative typology with three modes of social identification for discourse analysis: direct identification with the political leader; indirect identification around the leader mediated through a partial object that becomes an empty signifier and function by a nodal point; and the identification with certain values, principles, demands or shared ideals by the group or organization that function as objects cause of desire. In the second part, it deploys some useful theoretical-methodological tools to deepen and strengthen the social investigation of contemporary sociopolitical identities and processes from the political theory of discourse.

Keywords : identifications; political leader; object a; demand; theory of populism..