Why populism? : political strategy from ancient Greece to the present / Paul D. Kenny, Australian Catholic University.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kenny, Paul, 1981- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Populism--History.

Populism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 268 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2023.

System Details:

Mode of Access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

The rise to power of populists like Donald Trump is usually attributed to the shifting values and policy preferences of voters-the demand side. Why Populism shifts the public debate on populism and examines the other half of the equation-the supply side. Kenny argues that to understand the rise of populism is to understand the cost of different strategies for winning and keeping power. For the aspiring leader, populism-appealing directly to the people through mass communication-can be a quicker, cheaper, and more effective strategy than working through a political party. Probing the long history of populism in the West from its Ancient Greek roots to the present, this highly readable book shows that the 'economic laws of populism are constant.' 'Forget ideology. Forget resentment. Forget racism or sexism.' Populism, the author writes, is the result of a hidden strategic calculus.

Contents:

The Price of Power

Populists before Parties

After the Revolution

Democracy's Children

Crisis and Charisma

Survival of the Fittest

Parties, Factions, and Populism

Populism and Democracy.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 17 Mar 2023).

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Print version:

ISBN:

9781009275262 (ebook)

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Restricted for use by site license.