When Democracy Trumps Populism: European and Latin American Lessons for the United States

ISBN-13: 9781108728829 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 238 str.

Austin) Kurt Weyland (University of Texas; Austin) Raúl L. Madrid (University of Texas

Opis

This book offers the first systematic, comparative study of the conditions under which populism slides into illiberal rule and the prospects for US democracy under President Trump. Leading international scholars provide concise, targeted analyzes of key European and Latin American experiences and the lessons they yield for American democracy.

Recenzje

'In this welcome antidote to the many dire warnings that US President Donald Trump could end liberal democracy in the United States, a group of seasoned political scientists express confidence that US institutions will endure.' Richard Feinberg, Foreign Affairs

Spis treści

Introduction. Donald Trump's populism: what are the prospects for US democracy? Kurt Weyland and Raúl L. Madrid; 2. 'Dealing with populism in Latin America: lessons for Donald Trump's populist presidency in the United States' Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser; 3. 'Donald Trump and the lessons of East-Central European Populism' Kevin Deegan-Krause; 4. 'Has populism eroded the quality of European democracy? Insights from Italy and the Netherlands' Bertjan Verbeek and Andrej Zaslove; 5. 'Trump's populism: the mobilization of nationalist cleavages and the future of US democracy' Bart Bonikowski; 6. 'Parties, populism, and democratic decay: a comparative perspective on political polarization in the United States' Kenneth M. Roberts; Conclusion: 'why US democracy will survive Trump' Raúl L. Madrid and Kurt Weyland.