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Democracy's paradox : populism and its contemporary crisis / edited by Dimitrios Theodossopoulos and Bruce Kapferer.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Critical interventions : a forum for social analysis ; Volume 18
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Populism--Western countries.
- Populism.
- Democracy--Western countries.
- Democracy.
- Political anthropology--Western countries.
- Political anthropology.
- Western countries--Politics and government--21st century.
- Western countries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (144 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford : Berghahn, [2019]
- Summary:
- Does populism indicate a radical crisis in Western democratic political systems? Is it a revolt by those who feel they have too little voice in the affairs of state or are otherwise marginalized or oppressed? Or are populist movements part of the democratic process? Bringing together different anthropological experiences of current populist movements, this volume makes a timely contribution to these questions. Contrary to more conventional interpretations of populism as crisis, the authors instead recognize populism as integral to Western democratic systems. In doing so, the volume provides an important critique that exposes the exclusionary essentialisms spread by populist rhetoric while also directing attention to local views of political accountability and historical consciousness that are key to understanding this paradox of democracy.
- Contents:
- From 'the people' to 'the citizens' : the possibilities and limitations of populist discourse in Argentina / Victoria Goddard
- The Brazilian crisis and the ghosts of populism / John Gledhill
- Lurching between consensus and chaos : shades of populism in Australian indigenous affairs / Melinda Hinkson and Jon Altman
- Populism's claims : the struggle between privilege and equality / Susana Narotzky
- How populism works / Michael Herzfeld.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781789201567
- 178920156X
- OCLC:
- 1347246968
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