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Populism and Civil Society

Author : Mr.Tito Boeri,Ms.Prachi Mishra,Mr.Chris Papageorgiou,Mr.Antonio Spilimbergo
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781484382356

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Populism and Civil Society by Mr.Tito Boeri,Ms.Prachi Mishra,Mr.Chris Papageorgiou,Mr.Antonio Spilimbergo Pdf

Populists claim to be the only legitimate representative of the people. Does it mean that there is no space for civil society? The issue is important because since Tocqueville (1835), associations and civil society have been recognized as a key factor in a healthy liberal democracy. We ask two questions: 1) do individuals who are members of civil associations vote less for populist parties? 2)does membership in associations decrease when populist parties are in power? We answer thesequestions looking at the experiences of Europe, which has a rich civil society tradition, as well as of Latin America, which already has a long history of populists in power. The main findings are that individuals belonging to associations are less likely by 2.4 to 4.2 percent to vote for populist parties, which is large considering that the average vote share for populist parties is from 10 to 15 percent. The effect is strong particularly after the global financial crisis, with the important caveat that membership in trade unions has unclear effects.

Populism and Civil Society

Author : Andrew Arato,Jean L. Cohen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780197526583

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Populism and Civil Society by Andrew Arato,Jean L. Cohen Pdf

Introduction -- Populism : why and why now? -- Populism as mobilization and as a party -- Populist governments and their logic -- Populism and constitutionalism -- Alternatives to populism.

Populism in the Civil Sphere

Author : Jeffrey C. Alexander,Peter Kivisto,Giuseppe Sciortino
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781509544851

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Populism in the Civil Sphere by Jeffrey C. Alexander,Peter Kivisto,Giuseppe Sciortino Pdf

Even as the specter of populism haunts contemporary societies, scholars have not been able to agree about what it is. Except for one thing: a deviation from democracy, the source, it seems, of the precarious position in which so many societies find themselves today. This volume aims to break the Gordian knot of “populism” by bringing a new social theory to bear and, in so doing so, suggesting that normative judgments about this misunderstood phenomenon need to be reconsidered as well. Populism is not a democratic deviation but a naturally occurring dimension of civil sphere dynamics, fatal to democracy only at the extremes. Because populism is highly polarizing, it has the effect of inducing anxiety that civil solidarity is breaking apart. Left populists feel as if civil solidarity is an illusion, that democratic discourse is a fig leaf for private interests, and that the social and cultural differentiation that vouchsafes the independence of the civil sphere merely reflects the hegemony of narrow professional interests or those of a ruling class. Right populists share the same distrust, even repulsion, for the civil sphere. What seems civil to the center and left, like affirmative action or open immigration, they call out as particularistic; honored civil icons, such as Holocaust memorials, they trash. How can the sense of a vital civil center survive such censure from populism on the left and the right? Populism in the Civil Sphere provides compelling answers to these fundamental questions. Its contributions are both sophisticated theoretical interventions and deeply researched empirical studies, and it will be of great interest to anyone concerned about the most important political developments of our time.

Populism, Democracy and Community Development

Author : Kenny, Sue,Ife, Jim
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781447353836

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Populism, Democracy and Community Development by Kenny, Sue,Ife, Jim Pdf

Using international perspectives and case studies, this book discusses the relationships between community development and populism in the context of today’s widespread crisis of democracy. It investigates the development, meanings and manifestations of contemporary forms of populism and explores the synergies and contradictions between the values and practices of populism and community development. Contributors examine the ways that the ascendancy of right-wing populist politics is influencing the landscapes within which community development is located and they offer new insights on how the field can understand and respond to the challenges of populism.

The Impact of Populism on European Institutions and Civil Society

Author : Carlo Ruzza,Carlo Berti,Paolo Cossarini
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030734114

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The Impact of Populism on European Institutions and Civil Society by Carlo Ruzza,Carlo Berti,Paolo Cossarini Pdf

What is the impact of populism on the EU? How did the EU institutions and civil society react to the recent rise of populist parties? To answer such relevant questions and understand populism in terms of ideas, political outcomes, and social dynamics, academia needs to engage with institutional actors, civil society organizations, and policy makers. By bringing together academics, members of European institutions and agencies, and leaders of civil society organizations, this edited volume bridges the gap between research and practice. It explores how populism impacted on European institutions and civil society and investigates their reactions and strategies to overcome the challenges posed by populists. This collection is organized into three main sections, i.e., general European governance; European Parliament and Commission; European organized civil society. Overall, the volume unveils how the populist threat was perceived within the EU institutions and NGOs and discusses the strategies they devised to react and how these were implemented in institutional and public communication.

Populism in the Civil Sphere

Author : Jeffrey C. Alexander,Peter Kivisto,Giuseppe Sciortino
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781509544752

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Populism in the Civil Sphere by Jeffrey C. Alexander,Peter Kivisto,Giuseppe Sciortino Pdf

Even as the specter of populism haunts contemporary societies, scholars have not been able to agree about what it is. Except for one thing: a deviation from democracy, the source, it seems, of the precarious position in which so many societies find themselves today. This volume aims to break the Gordian knot of “populism” by bringing a new social theory to bear and, in so doing so, suggesting that normative judgments about this misunderstood phenomenon need to be reconsidered as well. Populism is not a democratic deviation but a naturally occurring dimension of civil sphere dynamics, fatal to democracy only at the extremes. Because populism is highly polarizing, it has the effect of inducing anxiety that civil solidarity is breaking apart. Left populists feel as if civil solidarity is an illusion, that democratic discourse is a fig leaf for private interests, and that the social and cultural differentiation that vouchsafes the independence of the civil sphere merely reflects the hegemony of narrow professional interests or those of a ruling class. Right populists share the same distrust, even repulsion, for the civil sphere. What seems civil to the center and left, like affirmative action or open immigration, they call out as particularistic; honored civil icons, such as Holocaust memorials, they trash. How can the sense of a vital civil center survive such censure from populism on the left and the right? Populism in the Civil Sphere provides compelling answers to these fundamental questions. Its contributions are both sophisticated theoretical interventions and deeply researched empirical studies, and it will be of great interest to anyone concerned about the most important political developments of our time.

The Impact of Populism on European Institutions and Civil Society

Author : Carlo Ruzza,Carlo Berti,Paolo Cossarini
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3030734129

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The Impact of Populism on European Institutions and Civil Society by Carlo Ruzza,Carlo Berti,Paolo Cossarini Pdf

What is the impact of populism on the EU? How did the EU institutions and civil society react to the recent rise of populist parties? To answer such relevant questions and understand populism in terms of ideas, political outcomes, and social dynamics, academia needs to engage with institutional actors, civil society organizations, and policy makers. By bringing together academics, members of European institutions and agencies, and leaders of civil society organizations, this edited volume bridges the gap between research and practice. It explores how populism impacted on European institutions and civil society and investigates their reactions and strategies to overcome the challenges posed by populists. This collection is organized into three main sections, i.e., general European governance; European Parliament and Commission; European organized civil society. Overall, the volume unveils how the populist threat was perceived within the EU institutions and NGOs and discusses the strategies they devised to react and how these were implemented in institutional and public communication. Carlo Ruzza is Professor of Political Sociology at the University of Trento, Italy. He has widely published on radical right populist parties and political movements in southern Europe, particularly in Italy, and on civil society advocacy roles. His current research interests focus on civil society organisations specialising in anti-discrimination and human rights policy at the EU level and the impact of populism on EU institutions. Carlo Berti is Research Fellow at the School of International Studies, University of Trento, Italy. He holds a PhD in Communication Studies from Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand. His current research focuses on populism and anti-populism in the European Union. His work has been published in international journals such as Journalism Studies and Media, Culture & Society. Paolo Cossarini is Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Culture and Learning, Aalborg University, Denmark. His research focuses on populism and nationalism, Italian and Spanish politics, protest movements, and civil society organisations. He is co-editor of Populism and Passions. Democratic Legitimacy after Austerity (2019).

The Power of Populism and People

Author : Nathan Stoltzfus,Christopher Osmar
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781350202023

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The Power of Populism and People by Nathan Stoltzfus,Christopher Osmar Pdf

Recent years have seen a disturbing advance in populist and authoritarian styles of rule and, in response, a rise in popular activism. Strongmen, especially since the advent of fascism, have formed their base of power in popular acclaim. But what power do the people have in checking the rise of tyranny? In this book an international team of experts representing several academic disciplines examines the power relationship between peoples and their rulers. It is among the first to study this globally as a problem of nation states. From populism in 19th-century Latin America to eastern Europe since the collapse of communism, to the Arab Spring and contemporary Russia and China, the cases in this book span five continents and twelve nations. Taken together, they reveal how different forms of popular opposition have succeeded or failed in unseating authoritarian regimes and expose the tactics and strategies used by regimes to repress people power and create an image of popular support. Analysing the causes and consequence of the global advance of authoritarianism, The Power of Populism and the People offers a historical comparison of popular protest, opposition and crises over the last century to the recent rise of populist leaders.

Routledge Handbook of Global Populism

Author : Carlos de la Torre
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351850148

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Routledge Handbook of Global Populism by Carlos de la Torre Pdf

This volume illustrates the diversity of populism globally. When seeking power, populists politicize issues, and point to problems that need to be addressed such as inequalities, the loss of national sovereignty to globalization, or the rule of unresponsive political elites. Yet their solutions tend to be problematic, simplistic, and in most instances, instead of leading to better forms of democracy, their outcomes are authoritarian. Populists use a playbook of concentrating power in the hands of the president, using the legal system instrumentally to punish critics, and attacking the media and civil society. Despite promising to empower the people, populists lead to processes of democratic erosion and even transform malfunctioning democracies into hybrid regimes. The Routledge Handbook of Global Populism provides instructors, students, and researchers with a thorough and systematic overview of the history and development of populism and analyzes the main debates. It is divided into sections on the theories of populism, on political and social theory and populism, on how populists politicize inequalities and differences, on the media and populism, on its ambiguous relationships with democratization and authoritarianism, and on the distinct regional manifestations of populism. Leading international academics from history, political science, media studies, and sociology map innovative ideas and areas of theoretical and empirical research to understand the phenomenon of global populism.

Citizens' Activism and Solidarity Movements

Author : Birte Siim,Anna Krasteva,Aino Saarinen
Publisher : Springer
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319761831

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Citizens' Activism and Solidarity Movements by Birte Siim,Anna Krasteva,Aino Saarinen Pdf

This book explores the activism and solidarity movements formed by contemporary European citizens in opposition to populism, which has risen significantly in reaction to globalization, European integration and migration. It makes the counterforces to neo-nationalisms visible and re-envisions key concepts such as democracy/public sphere, power/empowerment, intersectionality and conflict/cooperation in civil society. The book makes a theoretical and empirical contribution to citizenship studies, covering several forms such as contestatory, solidary, everyday and creative citizenship. The chapters examine the diverse movements against national populism, othering and exclusion in various parts of the European Union, such as Denmark, Finland, the UK, Austria, Germany, France, Bulgaria, Slovenia and Italy. The national case studies focus on counterforces to ethnic and religious divisions, as well as genders and sexualities, various expressions of anti-migration, Romanophobia, Islamophobia and homophobia. The book’s overall focus on local, national and transnational forms of resistance is premised on values of respect and tolerance of diversity in an increasingly multi-cultural Europe.

What Is Populism?

Author : Jan-Werner Müller
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780812248982

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What Is Populism? by Jan-Werner Müller Pdf

"This work argues that at populism's core is a rejection of pluralism. Populists will always claim that they and they alone represent the people and their true interests. Müller also shows that, contrary to conventional wisdom, populists can govern on the basis of their claim to exclusive moral representation of the people: if populists have enough power, they will end up creating an authoritarian state that excludes all those not considered part of the proper 'people.' The book proposes a number of concrete strategies for how liberal democrats should best deal with populists and, in particular, how to counter their claims to speak exclusively for 'the silent majority' or 'the real people'"--Provided by the publisher.

The Promise and Perils of Populism

Author : Carlos de la Torre
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015-01-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780813146881

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The Promise and Perils of Populism by Carlos de la Torre Pdf

From the protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square to the Tea Party in the United States to the campaign to elect indigenous leader Evo Morales in Bolivia, modern populist movements command international attention and compel political and social change. When citizens demand "power to the people," they evoke corrupt politicians, imperialists, or oligarchies that have appropriated power from its legitimate owners. These stereotypical narratives belie the vague and often contradictory definitions of the concept of "the people" and the many motives of those who use populism as a political tool. In The Promise and Perils of Populism, Carlos de la Torre assembles a group of international scholars to explore the ambiguous meanings and profound implications of grassroots movements across the globe. These trenchant essays explore how fragile political institutions allow populists to achieve power, while strong institutions confine them to the margins of political systems. Their comparative case studies illuminate how Latin American, African, and Thai populists have sought to empower marginalized groups of people, while similar groups in Australia, Europe, and the United States often exclude people whom they consider to possess different cultural values. While analyzing insurrections in Latin America, advocacy groups in the United States, Europe, and Australia, and populist parties in Asia and Africa, the contributors also pose questions and agendas for further research. This volume on contemporary populism from a comparative perspective could not be more timely, and scholars from a variety of disciplines will find it an invaluable contribution to the literature.

Populism and Human Rights in a Turbulent Era

Author : Alison Brysk
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2023-05-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781802209549

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Populism and Human Rights in a Turbulent Era by Alison Brysk Pdf

How can we interpret and respond to the rise of populist regimes that infringe on human rights? This incisive book analyses illiberal, repressive, and patriarchal logics of rule, identifying critical catalysts in the meteoric growth of populist agendas. Contributors scrutinise the records of authoritarian and nationalist leaders in Brazil, Hungary, India, Mexico, the Philippines, Poland, Turkey and the United States.

Civil Society

Author : John A. Hall
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780745666907

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Civil Society by John A. Hall Pdf

This volume of especially commissioned essays explains what is meant by "civil society", paying particular attention to the relationships between civil society and other social forces such as nationalism and populism.

Judicial Power

Author : Christine Landfried
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-07
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781108425667

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Judicial Power by Christine Landfried Pdf

Explores the relationship between the legitimacy, the efficacy, and the decision-making of national and transnational constitutional courts.