Suchergebnisse

Introduction - why populism? -- What is populism? (and why does it seem so difficult to define?) -- Why now? Explaining the populist insurgency -- Is populism a threat to democracy? -- Is populism a variety of 'post-truth politics'? -- Conclusion - what is to be done about populism?

Introduction -- The origin of populism / Nancy MacLean -- Left and right wing populism / Thomas DeMichele -- Understanding the black lives matter movement / Iris Wijers -- Bernie sanders' populism versus racial justice / Dara Lind -- What is digital populism? / Paul Florence and Roderick Jones -- Social media, chaotic pluralism, and populism / Helen Margetts -- The spoiler candidates / Daniel Bush -- A history of third parties / Freeman Stevenson -- Insurgent sanders / Philip Locker -- Contemporary populism's unstable meaning / Charles Postel -- The democratic party's empty populism / Socialist Worker -- Racial and gender inclusivity in early populism / Dr. Anderson?s Blog -- Trump's unlikely populism / Chris Lehmann -- The networked public sphere / Vyacheslav Polonski -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography -- Index

"In recent years political movements of a decidedly 'anti-establishment' character have taken many countries by storm, and many observers by surprise. Among the characteristics these movements share is that they, and more particularly their leaders, claim uniquely to represent the true, real people of the country, a claim that does not depend upon, but frequently can boast confirmation in electoral victory. For unlike standard-issue coup-ists and putsch-ists, communists and fascists (also anti-establishmentarian until they become established), these movements are not shy of elections. They feed off them"--

"Pour combattre le néolibéralisme, un populisme de gauche est-il possible? La question est posée avec insistance après le Brexit et l'élection de Donald Trump. Mais les électeurs d'extrême droite ne sont pas des victimes dont il faudrait écouter la souffrance. On ne convertira pas leur ressentiment en révolte. Pour la gauche, il n'est pas de bon populisme. Mieux vaut s'adresser à ceux qui refusent de céder aux sirènes du fascisme: les abstentionnistes. La sociologie électorale débouche ici sur la théorie politique. Avant de construire un peuple, il faut construire une gauche."--Page 4 of cover

List of illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction: toward a definition of Russian populism -- Origins -- Foundations -- Populism in theory -- Populism in action -- Populist art -- Regrets and revisions -- Neo-populism -- Conclusion -- Selected further reading -- Bibliography -- Index.