Contemporary US Populism in Comparative Perspective
Contemporary US Populism in Comparative Perspective
May 2019
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9781108456821
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With the victory of Donald Trump in the 2016 United States presidential election, populists have come to power in the US for the first time in many years. However, US political scientists have been flat-footed in their response, failing to anticipate or measure populism's impact on the campaign or to offer useful policy responses. In contrast, populism has long been an important topic of study for political scientists studying other regions, especially Latin America and Europe. The conceptual and theoretical insights of comparativist scholars can benefit Americanists, and applying their techniques can help US scholars and policymakers place events in perspective.
- Situates US populism among other cases across the globe
- Measures the level of Trump's populism and identifies its origins/sincerity
- Improves scholars' understanding of the role of populism in the 2016 election and shows the comparability of the US to other countries
Product details
May 2019Paperback
9781108456821
75 pages
230 × 152 × 6 mm
0.3kg
21 b/w illus.
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Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The concept of populism: putting leaders in context
- 3. The causes of populism: explaining the victory with Ethan Busby (Ph.D. candidate, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, US)
- 4. The consequences of populism and how to mitigate them
- 5. Conclusion
- References.
