Perils of Populism (eBook)

Arlene Stein, Sarah Tobias (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
199 Seiten
Rutgers University Press (Verlag)
978-1-9788-2532-1 (ISBN)

Infos

From Donald Trump in the U.S. to Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, Viktor Orban in Hungary, and Narendra Modi in India, right-wing populist leaders have taken power in many parts of the world. While each country's populist movement is distinct, they are united by several key features, including the presence of a boastful strongman leader and the scapegoating of vulnerable populations, especially immigrants, people of color, LGBTQ people, and women. The Perils of Populism shows how a feminist lens can help diagnose the factors behind the global rise of right-wing populism and teach us how to resist the threat it presents to democracy. Featuring interdisciplinary essays about politics in the United States, the Middle East, Europe, and India from a variety of acclaimed theorists and activists, the volume contributes to a rapidly expanding literature on gender and the far right. Together, these chapters offer a truly intersectional analysis of the problem, addressing everything from how populism has thrived in a "e;post-truth"e; era to the ways it appeals to working-class voters looking for an alternative to neoliberalism. Yet the authors also find reasons to be hopeful, as they showcase forms of grassroots feminist activism that challenge right-wing populism by advocating for racial and economic justice.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.9.2022
• Co-Autor: Amrita Basu, Khadijah Costley White, Heather Booth, Nancy Fraser, Sabine Hark, Jyl Josephson, L.A. Kauffman, Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Valentine M. Moghadam, Scot Nakagawa
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• ISBN-10: 1-9788-2532-3 / 1978825323
• ISBN-13: 978-1-9788-2532-1 / 9781978825321