Saving the people : how populists hijack religion / Nadia Marzouki, Duncan McDonnell, Olivier Roy (editors).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Marzouki, Nadia, editor.

McDonnell, Duncan, 1972- editor.

Roy, Olivier, 1949- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Populism--Religious aspects.

Populism.

Identification (Religion).

Physical Description:

xiii, 295 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]

Contents:

1 Populism and Religion / Nadia Marzouki Marzouki, Nadia, Duncan McDonnell McDonnell, Duncan 1

2 The Lega Nord: The New Saviour of Northern Italy / Duncan McDonnell McDonnell, Duncan 13

3 The 'Religious Conversion' of the Austrian Freedom Party / Leila Hadj-Abdou Hadj-Abdou, Leila 29

4 Populism and Islam in Switzerland: The Role of the Swiss People's Party / Oscar Mazzoleni Mazzoleni, Oscar 47

5 Using Faith to Exclude: Tire Role of Religion in Dutch Populism / Stijn van Kessel Kessel, Stijn van 61

6 The French National Front: From Christian Identity to Laïcité / Olivier Roy Roy, Olivier 79

7 Religion and Populism in Britain: An Infertile Breeding Ground? / Timothy Peace Peace, Timothy 95

8 Defenders of the Cross: Populist Politics and Religion in Post-Communist Poland / Ben Stanley Stanley, Ben 109

9 "The God of Hungarians': Religion and Right-Wing Populism in Hungary / Zoltán Ádám Ádám, Zoltán, András Bozóki Bozóki, András 129

10 The Tea Party and Religion: Between Religious and Historical Fundamentalism / Nadia Marzouki Marzouki, Nadia 149

11 'We Are Also the (Chosen) People, You Are Not': The Case of Shas' Populism / Dani Filc Filc, Dani 167

12 Beyond Populism: The Conservative Right, the Courts, the Churches and the Concept of a Christian Europe / Olivier Roy Roy, Olivier 185.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-273) and index.

ISBN:

0190639016

9780190639013

OCLC:

946460891