Populism Key Concepts in Political Theory 1st Edition by Benjamin Moffitt ISBN 9781509534326 1509534326

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ISBN 10: 1509534326
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Author: Benjamin Moffitt

Populism is the key political phenomenon of the 21st century. From Trump to Brexit, from Chávez to Podemos, the term has been used to describe leaders, parties and movements across the globe who disrupt the status quo and speak in the name of ‘the people’ against ‘the elite’. Yet the term remains something of a puzzle: poorly understood, vaguely defined and, more often than not, used as a term of abuse.
In this concise and engaging book, leading expert Benjamin Moffitt cuts through this confusion. Offering the first accessible introduction to populism as a core concept in political theory, he maps the different schools of thought on how to understand populism and explores how populism relates to some of the most important concepts at the heart of political debate today. He asks: what has populism got to do with nationalism and nativism? How does it intersect with socialism? Is it compatible with liberalism? And in the end, is populism a good or bad thing for democracy? This book is essential reading for anyone – from students and scholars to general readers alike – seeking to make sense of one the most important and controversial issues in the contemporary political landscape.

Populism Key Concepts in Political Theory 1st Edition Table of contents:

1 Why Populism Matters
2 What Is Populism?
The Ideational Approach
The Strategic Approach
The Discursive–Performative Approach
Comparing the Three Approaches to Populism
Notes
3 Populism, Nationalism and Nativism
The Similarities and Differences between Populism and
Nationalism
How Do the Populist Right and Left Use Nationalism
Differently?
The Populist Right and Nationalism
The Populist Left and Nationalism
What Does a Non-National Populism Look Like?
Municipal and Provincial Populism
Regionalist Populism
International Populism
Transnational Populism
Conclusion
Notes
4 Populism and Socialism
What Socialism Shares with Populism
Left-Wing Populism in Practice
Beyond Socialism? Class versus ‘the People’ in Left Populism
Conclusion
Notes
5 Populism and Liberalism
Populism versus Liberalism?
The Populist Right and the Weaponising of Liberalism
The Populist Left, Liberalism and Pluralism
Conclusion
Notes
6 Populism and Democracy
Liberal Democracy and Populism
Radical Democracy and Populism
Populism’s Potentiality
Conclusion
Notes
References
Index

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