Populism: An Introduction

by Manuel Anselmi

Overview

Populism: An Introduction is the first introduction to the theme of populism. It will introduce the principal theories, definitions, models and contemporary debates. A number of global case studies will be used to illustrate the concept:

• Russian populism;

• Latin American populism;

• Italian populism;

• Peronism;

• Media populism;

• Penal populism;

• Constitutional populism.

Populism will reflect on the sociology of democratic processes and investigate the evolution of political consensus in contemporary political systems. This book will appeal to academics and postgraduate students working in the field of sociology, political sociology and politics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138287167
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/22/2017
Series:	Key Ideas
Edition description:	Translatio
Pages:	130
Product dimensions:	5.06(w) x 7.81(h) x (d)

About the Author

Manuel Anselmi is an Assistant Professor of Political Sociology at University of Perugia, Italy.

Table of Contents

List of figures vii

Acknowledgements viii

Introduction: the populist option 1

1 Preliminary elements of the concept of populism 5

Part I Theorists 9

2 Gino Germani: national-populism and modernization 11

3 Edward Shils: public sphere and populism in the US 15

4 Ghita Ionescu and Ernest Gellner: modern studies on populism 18

5 Margaret Canovan and the shadow of democracy 23

6 Laclau: the construction of the political 30

7 Mény and Surel: sovereignty, constitution and the people 35

8 The recent debate 39

Part II Major cases 49

9 Russian populism 51

10 Perón and Peronism 55

11 Left-turn and neo-populisms in Latin America 60

12 Italian neo-populism 66

Part III Other typologies and other problems 71

13 Penal populism 73

14 Cultural populism 78

15 Media populism 83

16 Constitutional populism 87

17 How to study populism: analytical prospects for social research 91

18 Concluding remarks. Democracy and populism: which perspectives? 100

Index 111