Left radicalism and populism in Europe / edited by Giorgos Charalambous and Gregoris Ioannou.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Charalambous, Giorgos, editor.

Ioannou, Gregoris, editor.

Series:

Routledge studies in radical history and politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Populism--Europe.

Populism.

Left-wing extremists--Europe.

Left-wing extremists.

Right and left (Political science)--Europe.

Right and left (Political science).

Political parties--Europe.

Political parties.

Social movements--Political aspects.

Social movements.

Radicalism.

Europe.

Radicalism--Europe.

Social movements--Political aspects--Europe.

Europe--Politics and government--21st century.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xvii, 269 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.

Summary:

"While there has been much focus in recent times on the rise of right-wing populism in Europe, there has been surprisingly little material on the phenomenon of left-wing populism. This edited collection seeks to fill that gap with an investigation of the relationship between the radical left and populism. Featuring a broad range of historical and contemporary case studies from across Europe, this is a much-needed empirical account of this phenomenon. This book will be of considerable interest to researchers, scholars and students of left radicalism, European politics and the politics of social movements. It will also appeal to appeal to non-academic audiences, especially party and social movement activists because of its politically salient topic and its historical and comparative focus"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introducing the topic and the concepts / Giorgos Charalambous and Gregoris Ioannou

The Russian Narodniks and their relationship to Russian Marxism / Richard Mullin

Social democracy and the temptation of populism between the world wars : France in a comparative perspective / Fabien Escalona

Historicizing the populist temptation : the case of Eurocommunism / Ioannis Balampanidis

Corbyn, Sanders and the contestation of neoliberal hegemony / Owen Worth

'Make way for the people!' : left-wing populism in the rhetoric of Jean-Luc Mélenchon's 2012 and 2017 presidential campaigns / Paolo Chiocchetti

New left populism contesting and taking power : the cases of Syriza and Podemos / Alexandros Kioupkiolis and Giorgos Katsambekis

Hijacking the left? : the populist and radical right in two post-Communist polities / Vassilis Petsinis

Mapping anti-austerity discourse : populism, sloganeering, and/or realism? / David J. Bailey

West European trade unions, labour and 'the people' : from the golden era to the times of austerity / Gregoris Ioannou and Giorgos Charalambous

Populism as deceptive invocations of the popular : a political approach / Seraphim Seferiades

Conclusions : populism and left radicalism in Europe across time and space / Giorgos Charalambous and Gregoris Ioannou.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Left radicalism and populism in Europe.

ISBN:

9780815354178

0815354177

9780815354208

0815354207

OCLC:

1112380738