ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts covered in the preceding chapters of this book. The book proposes a revisited outlook on political subjectivity, with a specific focus on emotions and affect. It argues that much of the disregard for contemporary movements and parties emanates from an unwillingness to recognize emotions and affect as part and parcel of any political subject, the visceral ties. The book explains that hegemonic formations and empty signifiers can be present not only in slogans or charismatic leaders, but also in physical space, in aesthetic expressions, or in silent or noisy manifestation. It reveals that the main way in which we can understand movement unity and creation of hegemonic empty signifiers is to reconsider how that signifier may look. The book also explains that there are indeed stark differences, emanating from an increased focus on strategy and intentionality in Podemos.
