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Author McLean, Nicole, author

Title Protest movements as media vehicles of the Brazilian New Right : a study of populist discourses / Nicole McLean
Published Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, 2022

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 287 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Series Palgrave studies in populisms, 2731-3077
Palgrave studies in populisms, 2731-3077
Contents Introduction -- Research Context & Methodology -- Political Marketeers -- Anti-Corruption Discourses -- Neoliberal Debates -- Brazilian Culture Wars -- Conclusion
Summary This book investigates right-wing populism in Brazil. It is a unique study of the major protest movements of the New Right that dominated the streets of São Paulo from 2014 to 2018 and acted as a prelude to Jair Bolsonaro's election. Examining the populist rhetoric that circulated among the movements' online followers, McLean reveals the formation of different right-wing publics and gives insight into the topics that have the greatest impact on public political debate. Through interviewing multiple activists and observing them at political events, McLean also exposes motivations for engaging in political action and demonstrates how the movements act as media vehicles of the New Right. Such an intimate study on the Brazilian New Right has never before been carried out in such in-depth detail. Nicole McLean holds a joint-PhD from The University of Melbourne and University of São Paulo. As part of her degree, she spent two years living and researching in São Paulo where she carried out ethnographic fieldwork during the election of Jair Bolsonaro. As such, Nicole was in Brazil during a critical period in recent Brazilian political history and has a sound understanding of the social, cultural and political contexts in which these phenomena took place
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Protest movements -- Brazil -- History -- 21st century
Communication in politics -- Brazil
Conservatism -- Brazil -- History -- 21st century
Communication in politics
Conservatism
Politics and government
Protest movements
SUBJECT Brazil -- Politics and government -- 2003- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2006000639
Subject Brazil
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789811943799
9811943796