Add to wishlist
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 “out-of-touch” institutions such as political parties and the mainstream press while extolling the virtues of the “people.” 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.
Contributors
Introduction
Chapter 1
The Rise of Populist Nationalism in Comparative Perspective: Europe and the Americas
Fernando López-Alves and Diane E. Johnson
Part I: Global Perspectives and Comparative Theory
Chapter 2 Populist Nationalism in Europe and the Americas: Past, Present, and Future
Fernando López-Alves
Chapter 3 Why the Nation Never Really Went Away
Gregory Jusdanis
Chapter 4 Comparing Cabals: The Role of Conspiracy Ideation in Right-Wing Populist Groups in the US and UK
Kristin Haltinner and Jacqueline Hogan
Part II: Case Studies from Europe
Chapter 5 Populist Nationalism in Ukraine
Mikhail A. Molchanov
Chapter 6 "Mut zu Deutschland!" On the Populist Nationalism of the Alternative für Deutschland
Joseph Sterphone
Chapter 7 Nation, People and National Populisms in Contemporary Spain
Raúl Moreno-Almendral
Chapter 8 Anglo-Saxon Populism: Brexit, and "Brexit on Steroids"
Atul Singh
Part III: Case Studies from North America
Chapter 9 Global Model or Unique Experiment: Multiculturalism and Nationalism in Canada
Martin M. Marger
Chapter 10 From "Empty Lands" to "Empty Signifiers": Nativism, Race, Gender, and National Populism
Jasmine Noelle Yarish
Chapter 11 Populism and Nationalism in US Politics
Mark D. Brewer
Chapter 12 Donald Trump, the Republican Party, and the Scourge of Populism
John Kenneth White
Part IV: Case Studies from Latin America
Chapter 13 Populist and Nationalist Attitudes in Contemporary Latin America: An Exploratory Analysis Barry S. Levitt
Chapter 14 Inculcating Populist Nationalism? Education and Ideological Change in Venezuela
Matthias vom Hau, Jared A. Abbott, and Hillel David Soifer
Chapter 15 The Strange Case of Argentina? Populist Nationalism that Defies Right- and Left-Wing Labels
Diane E. Johnson
Conclusions
Chapter 16 The Future of Populist Nationalism in Europe and the Americas
Diane E. Johnson and Fernando López-Alves
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 “out-of-touch” institutions such as political parties and the mainstream press while extolling the virtues of the “people.” 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.
