The Misguided Search for the Political

"McNay offers an insightful and persuasive critique of the social weightlessness of contemporary theories of radical democracy and an impassioned plea for grounding democratic theory in an account power, domination, and embodied social suffering. The Misguided Search for the Political is a radical critique of radical democratic theory, and an important new work from a provocative and original critical theorist."
Amy Allen, Professor of Philosophy and Women's and Gender Studies, Dartmouth College

"The book can be considered a success, as an incisive piece of critical theory but also ? thanks to the accessible prose ? as a critical introduction to the different radical democratic theories."
Political Studies Review