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Populism

A very short introduction

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An edition of Populism (2017)

Populism

A very short introduction

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"Populism is a central concept in the current media debates about politics and elections. However, like most political buzzwords, the term often floats from one meaning to another, and both social scientists and journalists use it to denote diverse phenomena. What is populism really? Who are the populist leaders? And what is the relationship between populism and democracy? This book answers these questions in a simple and persuasive way, offering a swift guide to populism in theory and practice. Cas Mudde and Cristóbal Rovera Kaltwasser present populism as an ideology that divides society into two antagonistic camps, the "pure people" versus the "corrupt elite," and that privileges the general will of the people above all else. They illustrate the practical power of this ideology through a survey of representative 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. The authors delve into the ambivalent personalities of charismatic populist leaders such as Juan Domingo Perón, H. Ross Perot, Jean-Marie le Pen, Silvio Berlusconi, and Hugo Chávez. If the strong male leader embodies the mainstream form of populism, many resolute women, such as Eva Perón, Pauline Hanson, and Sarah Palin, have also succeeded in building a populist status, often by exploiting gendered notions of society. Although populism is ultimately part of democracy, populist movements constitute an increasing challenge to democratic politics. Comparing political trends across different countries, this compelling book debates what the long-term consequences of this challenge could be, as it turns the spotlight on the bewildering effect of populism on today's political and social life."--

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131

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Table of Contents

What is populism?
Populism around the world
Populism and mobilization
The populist leader
Populism and democracy
Causes and responses.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-123) and index.

Published in
New York, USA
Series
Very short introductions
Copyright Date
2017

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
320.56/62
Library of Congress
JC423 .M743 2017, JC423.M743 2017, JC423 .M743 2017eb

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
131 pages
Number of pages
131

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27229773M
Internet Archive
populismveryshor0000mudd
ISBN 10
0190234873
ISBN 13
9780190234874
LCCN
2016033957
OCLC/WorldCat
947145223, 960871748

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