Matthew Rhodes-Purdy (South Carolina Clemson University), Rachel Navarre (Massachusetts Bridgewater State University), Stephen Utych

The Age of Discontent

Populism, Extremism, and Conspiracy Theories in Contemporary Democracies

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Produktbeschreibung

Economic crises since 2008 have led to the rise of populist, extremist, Far Right, and conspiracy-focused movements. Emotions borne of economic crises produce cultural discontent (i.e. enflames conflicts over values and identities), an approach the book calls 'Affective Political Economy'. The book studies these dynamics in Europe and the Americas.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. März 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 159mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 566g
• ISBN-13: 9781009279390
• ISBN-10: 1009279394
• Artikelnr.: 65693015

Autorenporträt

Matthew Rhodes-Purdy is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Clemson University. He is the author of Regime Support Beyond the Balance Sheet (2017).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Left behind vs. backlash: economic and cultural theories of democratic discontent
3. Affective political economy: the economic origins of democratic discontent
4. Affective political economy and political discontent: an experimental analysis
5. Frozen parties, failing markets: discontent in the United States and United Kingdom
6. Austerity, regionalism and dueling populisms in Spain
7. Corruption, populism and contentious politics in Brazil and Chile
8. The dogs that did not bark: how Canada, Portugal and Uruguay avoided discontent
9. Populism in power: polarization, charismatic attachment and conspiracy theories in Trump's America
10. Conclusions: is neoliberal democracy sustainable?