Description
Populist nationalism fuses beliefs that citizens are being exploited by a privileged elite with claims that the national culture and interests are under threat from enemies within or without. Ideologically fluid, populist nationalists decry 窶徙ut-of-touch窶� institutions such as political parties and the mainstream press while extolling the virtues of the 窶徘eople.窶� They claim that only populists can truly represent the nation and solve its problems, and often call for unorthodox solutions that appeal to the common people.
The recent spread of populist nationalism throughout the world has triggered a growing interest in the subject, led mainly by journalists. The Brexit vote and the election of Donald Trump in the US have provoked a flurry of media coverage in Europe and the Americas, along with parliamentary debates. Some social scientists have sought to explain the resurgence of nationalism and the spread of populism in recent decades, but important questions remain and most of the scholarship has not adequately addressed the fusion of nationalism and populism. It fails to examine the combination of populism and nationalism comparatively, especially the contrast between the more progressive and leftist versions such as those in Latin America, and the more traditional conservative varieties that are gaining strength in Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
This interdisciplinary collection by experts on Europe and the Americas fills this void. The volume examines various experiences with populist nationalism, and offers theoretical tools to assess its future. Some chapters are in-depth country case studies and others take a broader perspective, but all open the door for meaningful comparison.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION. Chapter 1 The Rise of Populist Nationalism in Comparative Perspective. Part I: Global Perspectives and Comparative Theory. Chapter 2 Populist Nationalism in Europe and the Americas. Chapter 3 Why the Nation Never Really Went Away. Chapter 4 Comparing Cabals. PART II: CASE STUDIES FROM EUROPE. Chapter 5 Populist Nationalism in Ukraine. Chapter 6 "Mut zu Deutschland!" On the Populist Nationalism of the Alternative für Deutschland. Chapter 7 Nation, People and National Populisms in Contemporary Spain. Chapter 8 Anglo-Saxon Populism: Brexit, and "Brexit on Steroids".PART III: CASE STUDIES FROM NORTH AMERICA. Chapter 9 Global Model or Unique Experiment. Chapter 10 From "Empty Lands" to "Empty Signifiers". Chapter 11 Populism and Nationalism in US Politics. Chapter 12 Donald Trump, the Republican Party, and the Scourge of Populism. PART IV: CASE STUDIES FROM LATIN AMERICA. Chapter 13 Populist and Nationalist Attitudes in Contemporary Latin America. Chapter 14 Inculcating Populist Nationalism? Education and Ideological Change in Venezuela. Chapter 15 The Strange Case of Argentina? Populist Nationalism that Defies Right- and Left-Wing Labels. CONCLUSIONS. Chapter 16 The Future of Populist Nationalism in Europe and the Americas.