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1 online resource (vi, 121 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Key ideas |
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Key ideas.
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| Contents |
Introduction : the populist option -- Preliminary elements of the concept of populism -- Part I. Theorists. Gino Germani : national-populism and modernization -- Edward Shils : public sphere and populism in the US -- Ghiţa Ionescu and Ernest Gellner : modern studies of populism -- Margaret Canovan and the shadow of democracy -- Laclau : the construction of the political -- Mény and Surel : sovereignty, constitution and the people -- The recent debate -- Part II. Major cases. Russian populism -- Perón and Peronism -- Left-turn and neo-populisms in Latin America -- Italian neo-populism -- Part III. Other typologies and other problems. Penal populism -- Cultural populism -- Media populism -- Constitutional populism -- How to study populism : analytical prospects for social research -- Concluding remarks. Democracy and populism : Which perspectives? |
| Summary |
"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. 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."--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebook Central, viewed November 29, 2017) |
| Subject |
Populism.
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Democracy -- Social aspects
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
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Democracy -- Social aspects
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Populism
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Morrisey, Laura Fano, translator
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| ISBN |
9781315268392 |
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1315268396 |
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9781351975940 |
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1351975943 |
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9781351975933 |
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1351975935 |
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