Populism: an introduction

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"Populism: An Introduction is the first introduction to the theme of populism. It will introduce the principal theories, definitions, models and contemporary debates. A number of global case studies will be used to illustrate the concept: Russian populism; Latin American populism; Italian populism. Populism will reflect on the sociology of democratic processes and investigate the evolution of political consensus in contemporary political systems. This book will appeal to academics and postgradu…

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Full title :Populism : an introduction / Manuel Anselmi ; translated by Laura Fano Morrisey.

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Publication Date:2018.

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Publisher(s):Routledge Taylor & Francis Group
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2018.

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Description:1 online resource (vi, 121 pages) : : illustrations

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ISBN:9781315268392, 1315268396, 9781351975940, 1351975943, 9781351975933, 1351975935
oclc:ocn993980645
LC Classification:JC423
Dewey Decimal:320.56/62

Introduction : the populist option -- Preliminary elements of the concept of populism -- Part I. Theorists. Gino Germani : national-populism and modernization -- Edward Shils : public sphere and populism in the US -- Ghiţa Ionescu and Ernest Gellner : modern studies of populism -- Margaret Canovan and the shadow of democracy -- Laclau : the construction of the political -- Mény and Surel : sovereignty, constitution and the people -- The recent debate -- Part II. Major cases. Russian populism -- Perón and Peronism -- Left-turn and neo-populisms in Latin America -- Italian neo-populism -- Part III. Other typologies and other problems. Penal populism -- Cultural populism -- Media populism -- Constitutional populism -- How to study populism : analytical prospects for social research -- Concluding remarks. Democracy and populism : Which perspectives?

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