For they know not what they do. Enjoyment as a political factor

With the disintegration of state socialism came the re-emergence of agressive nationalism and racism, and with the lid of repression lifted the desires that emerged have been far from democratic. In For They Know Not What They Do Slavoj Zizek argues that socialist critical thought should turn to psychoanalysis. The author seeks to understand the status of enjoyment within ideological discourse, from Hegel through to Lacan, to these political and ideological deadlocks.