A Cultural Approach to Populism

ISBN-13: 9781032212555 / Miękka / 2023 / 128 str.

Finland) Herkman Juha (The University of Helsinki

Opis

This book is a critical introduction of theorisations and research on contemporary political populism emphasising the cultural perspective. It introduces the basic theories and analyses the cultural construction of populism regarding radical democratic theory and empirical studies.

Recenzje

"Herkman has written a comprehensive analysis of populism that interrogates its cultural aspects in order to produce a novel explanation of its appeal. His argument is theory-based and draws examples from various countries. The book brings into dialogue various analytical and conceptual streams from political science, sociology and communication studies. This is an important contribution to a burgeoning literature on the subject".

Silvio R. Waisbord, Director and Professor, School of Media and Public Affairs, The George Washington University, USA

"The spectre of authoritarian populism is haunting the halls of democracy posing urgent challenges to our understanding of contemporary politics. Drawing on a wide range of sources Herkman offers a comprehensive guide to contending approaches combining research on the organisation of populist parties and movements with cultural analysis of the emotionally resonant symbols and narratives employed to construct populist identities. Accessible, and provocative. This a book to enjoy and argue with".

Graham Murdock, Emeritus Professor of Culture and Economy,Loughborough University, UK

Spis treści

Introduction  Chapter 1 – What is populism?  Chapter 2 – A short history of different populisms  Chapter 3 – Populism and democracy  Chapter 4 – Populism and media  Chapter 5 – Three perspectives on populism  Conclusion: Populism after the pandemic and Trump?

O autorze

Juha Herkman is Professor of Media and Communication Studies at the University of Helsinki.