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Populism : a very short introduction /
"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 th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2017]
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| Colección: | Very short introductions.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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 illiberal response; References; Chapter 1: What is populism?; Chapter 2: Populism around the world; Chapter 3: Populism and mobilization; Chapter 4: The populist leader ; Chapter 5: Populism and democracy; Chapter 6: Causes and responses; Further reading; Index.