Global Rise of Populism Moffitt Benjamin
Global Rise of Populism Moffitt Benjamin Once seen as a fringe phenomenon, populism is back. Not surprisingly, questions about populism abound. While some politicians and media outlets present it as…
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Global Rise of Populism Moffitt Benjamin
Once seen as a fringe phenomenon, populism is back. Not surprisingly, questions about populism abound. While some politicians and media outlets present it as dangerous to the U.S., Europe, and Latin America, others hail it as the fix for broken democracies.
Why the sudden rise in populism? Does it really threaten democracy? And what are we talking about when we talk about populism?The Global Rise of Populism argues for the need to rethink this concept.
While still based on the classic divide between the people and the elite, populism's reliance on new media technologies, its shifting relationship to political representation, and its increasing ubiquity have seen it transform in nuanced ways that demand explaining. Benjamin Moffitt contends that populism is not one entity, but a political style that is performed, embodied, and enacted across different political and