Populism and the Crisis of Democracy: Volume 1: Concepts and Theory

Book Overview

There is no threat to Western democracies today comparable to the rise of right-wing populism. While it has played an increasing role at least since the 1990s, only the social consequences of the global financial crises in 2008 have given it its break that led to UK's 'Brexit' and the election of Donald Trump as US President in 2016, as well as promoting what has been called left populism in countries that were hit the hardest by both the banking...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367664771
• ISBN13: 9780367664770
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"