Introduces the basic theories and analyses the cultural construction of populism regarding radical democratic theory and empirical studies.
The author builds a bridge between radical democratic and ideational approaches on populism with examples and studies that emphasise European radical right populism, alongside US, Latin American and Asian cases.
The future of populism is discussed in regard to Covid-19 pandemic and Donald Trump's fall in the US presidential elections in 2020 that together with above-mentioned global megatrends and with the development of media and communication environment set conditions for the 2020s populism.
Juha Herkman is Professor of Media and Communication Studies at the University of Helsinki.
Title: A Cultural Approach to Populism
Author: Herkman, Juha
ISBN: 9781032212524
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Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication Date: 2022-02-14
Number of Pages: 128
Weight: 0.2901 kg
Herkman has written a comprehensive analysis of populism that interrogates its cultural aspects in order to produce a novel explanation of its appeal. His argument is theory-based and draws examples from various countries. The book brings into dialogue various analytical and conceptual streams from political science, sociology and communication studies. This is an important contribution to a burgeoning literature on the subject.
Silvio R. Waisbord, Director and Professor, School of Media and Public Affairs, The George Washington University, USA.
The spectre of authoritarian populism is haunting the halls of democracy posing urgent challenges to our understanding of contemporary politics. Drawing on a wide range of sources Herkman offers a comprehensive guide to contending approaches combining research on the organisation of populist parties and movements with cultural analysis of the emotionally resonant symbols and narratives employed to construct populist identities. Accessible, and provocative. This a book to enjoy and argue with.
Graham Murdock, Emeritus Professor of Culture and Economy,Loughborough University, UK.
Herkman has written a comprehensive analysis of populism that interrogates its cultural aspects in order to produce a novel explanation of its appeal. His argument is theory-based and draws examples from various countries. The book brings into dialogue various analytical and conceptual streams from political science, sociology and communication studies. This is an important contribution to a burgeoning literature on the subject .
Silvio R. Waisbord, Director and Professor, School of Media and Public Affairs, The George Washington University, USA
The spectre of authoritarian populism is haunting the halls of democracy posing urgent challenges to our understanding of contemporary politics. Drawing on a wide range of sources Herkman offers a comprehensive guide to contending approaches combining research on the organisation of populist parties and movements with cultural analysis of the emotionally resonant symbols and narratives employed to construct populist identities. Accessible, and provocative. This a book to enjoy and argue with .
Graham Murdock, Emeritus Professor of Culture and Economy,Loughborough University, UK
