Populism and the Crisis of Democracy: Volume 2: Politics, Social Movements and Extremism

ISBN-13: 9781138091375 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 178 str.

Gregor Fitzi;Juergen Mackert;Bryan S. Turner

Opis

Politics, Social Movements and Extremism take serious the fact that populism is a symptom of the crisis of representation that is affecting parliamentary democracy. Right-wing populism skyrocketed to electoral success and is now part of the government in several European countries.

Spis treści

Introduction: Political Populism as A Symptom of the Great Transformation of Democracy  Part I: Language, Media and the Law  1. The Micro-Politics of Right-Wing Populism  2. Populism 2.0, Social Media and the False Allure of ‘Unmediated’ Representation  3. From Protecting Individual Rights to Protecting the Public: The Changing Parameters of Populist-Driven Criminal Law and Penal Policy  Part II: Dimensions of Right-Wing Populism  4. Right-Wing Populism in Context: A Historical and Systematic Perspective  5. Populism and the Radical Right in Europe: The Paradigmatic Case of the French Front National  6. Ambivalences of Cosmopolitanisms, Elites and Far-Right Populisms in Twenty-First Century Europe  Part III: Regimes, Party Systems, and Political Subjects  7. The Role of Populist Parties and Movements in Transitions to Hybrid Regimes in Europe  8. Populism as a Challenge for Party Systems: A Comparison Between Italy and Spain  9. ‘Citizens’ or ‘People’? Competing Meanings of the Political Subject in Latin America