Reviving Classical Liberalism Against Populism / by Nils Karlson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Karlson, Nils, 1958-

Series:

Palgrave Studies in Classical Liberalism, 2662-6489

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science.

Economics.

Identity politics.

Political sociology.

Political Theory.

Political Economy and Economic Systems.

Identity Politics.

Political Sociology.

Local Subjects:

Political Theory.

Political Economy and Economic Systems.

Identity Politics.

Political Sociology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (144 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2024.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024.

Summary:

“One cannot fight the collectivistic identity politics of populism with cost-benefit studies and policy analysis alone. As Nils Karlson argues in his riveting, essential book, the arts, and the humanities, “emotions. . . ethos . . . narratives,” are necessary to save us from 1984 in 2024.” ---Deirdre McCloskey, Professor emerita of Economics, History, English, And Communication, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA "Classical liberalism is better than populism, flat out. Nils Karlson will tell you why, both for the US and Sweden, and for the broader world." ---Tyler Cowen, Professor of Economics, George Mason University, USA This open access book by Nils Karlson explores the strategies used by left- and right-wing populists to make populism intelligible, recognizable, and contestable. It presents a synthesized explanatory model for how populists promote autocratization through the deliberate polarization of society. It traces the ideational roots of the core populist ideas and shows that these ideas form a collectivistic identity politics. Karlson argues that to fight back requires the revival of liberalism itself by defending and developing the liberal institutions, the liberal spirit, liberal narratives, and liberal statecraft. The book also presents and discusses an extensive list of counterstrategies against populism. Written within the tradition of political theory and institutional economics, this book uses a wide variety of sources, including results and analyses from social psychology, ethics, law, and history. Nils Karlson is the founder and former CEO of the Ratio Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. .

Contents:

Chapter 1: Classical Liberalism against Populism

Chapter 2: Populism - defining characteristics

Chapter 3: A Threat to Liberty, Free Markets, and the Open Society

Chapter 4: Explaining Populism

Chapter 5: The Populist Divisive, Activist Ideas

Chapter 6: The Classical Liberal Ideas, Predicaments, and Potentials

Chapter 7: Expose the Populist Strategies and Consequences

Chapter 8: Defend and Develop the Liberal Institutions

Chapter 9: Advance a Liberal Politics of Identity

Chapter 10: Develop Liberal Statecraft

Chapter 11: A Classical Liberal Revival.

ISBN:

9783031490743

3031490746

OCLC:

1417757107