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> <p>1. Introduction <strong>PART 1: Theory </strong>2. Populism, Hegemony and the Political Construction of "The People": A Discursive Approach 3. Who Would Identify with an "Empty Signifier"? The Relational, Performative Approach to Populism <strong>PART 2: Populist Identification in Global Perspective </strong>4. Populism as Synecdochal Representation: Understanding the Transgressive Bodily Performance of South American Presidents 5. Rafael Correa and the Citizens’ Revolution in Ecuador: A Case of Left-Wing Non-Hegemonic Populism 6. Trump and the Populist Presidency 7. Populism, Race and Radical Imagination: #FeelingTheBern in the Age of #Black Lives Matter 8. Populist Politics and the Politics of "Populism": The Radical Right in Western Europe 9. Populism in Government: The Case of SYRIZA (2015-2019) 10. The High-Low Divide in Turkish Politics and the Populist Appeal of Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party 11. Beyond Demagogues and Deplorables: Democratizing Populist Rhetoric in Rodrigo Duterte’s Philippines 12. Out with the old, In with the new? The ANC and EFF’s Battle to Represent the South African "People" 13. Conclusions: Reflections on the Lessons Learned</p>