UID:
edocfu_9960962732602883
Format:
1 online resource (152 pages.) :
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illustrations.
ISBN:
0-19-023488-1
Series Statement:
Very Short Introductions
Content:
What is populism? What is the relationship between populism and democracy? Populism: A Very Short Introduction presents populism as an ideology that divides society into two antagonistic camps: the “pure people” versus the “corrupt elite,” and that privileges popular sovereignty above all else. It illustrates the practical power of this ideology by describing populist movements of the modern era—European right-wing parties, left-wing presidents in Latin America, and the Tea Party movement in the United States—and charismatic populist leaders such as Juan Domingo Péron, H. Ross Perot, Silvio Berlusconi, and Hugo Chávez. Although populism is ultimately part of democracy, populist forces constitute an increasing challenge to democratic politics.
Note:
Previously issed in print: 2017.
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Cover; Populism A Very Short Introduction; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; List of illustrations; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Chapter 1: What is populism?; An essentially contested concept; An ideational approach; Core concepts; The people; The elite; General will; The advantages of the ideational approach; Chapter 2: Populism around the world; North America; Latin America; Europe; Beyond the three main regions; Populism across time and space; Chapter 3: Populism and mobilization; Personalist leadership; Example: Alberto Fujimori in Peru; Social movement; Example: The Tea Party in the United States. Political party; Example: National Front in France; A dynamic model; Conclusion; Chapter 4: The populist leader; The charismatic strongman; The vox populi; Women; Entrepreneurs; Ethnic leaders; The insider-outsider; The populist image; Chapter 5: Populism and democracy; Populism and (liberal) democracy; Populism and the process of (de- )democratization; Intervening variables; Populism and democracy revisited; Chapter 6: Causes and responses; Explaining success and failure of populism; The demand side of populist politics; The supply side of populist politics; Responses against populism; Demand side responses; Supply side responses; Populism's illieral response; References.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-19-023487-3
Language:
English
