Populism in Global Perspective

<p>Pathbreaking theoretically and innovative in treatment <em>Populism in Global Perspective</em> is a seminal addition to the literature on arguably the most controversial and fervently discussed topic in political science today.</p><p>The book brings together established and rising stars in the field of populism studies in an integrated set of theoretical and empirical studies centered on a discursive-performative notion of populism. Contributors argue that populist identification is relational and sociocultural and demonstrate the importance of studying populism phenomenologically together with anti-populism. The truly global series of case studies of populism in the US Western and Southern Europe Latin America South Africa the Philippines and Turkey achieves a deliberate balance of left and right instances of populism including within regions and of populism in government and opposition. </p><p>Written in a style approachable to students and specialists alike the volume provides a substantial foundation for current knowledge on the topic. <i>Populism in Global Perspective</i> is a must read for comparativists political theorists sociologists area studies specialists and all educated readers interested in populism worldwide.</p>