Paul K. Jones

Critical theory and demagogic populism

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Produktbeschreibung

This is the first study to make a detail case for the Frankfurt Schoolâ s relevance to understanding contemporary populism. It reconstructs their analysis of â modern demagogyâ and demonstrates its advantages over orthodox â populism studiesâ and the work of Laclau. The book also extends the Instituteâ s analysis to assess â counter-demagogicâ forces. -- .

Produktdetails

• Critical Theory and Contemporary Society
• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 464g
• ISBN-13: 9781526163738
• ISBN-10: 152616373X
• Artikelnr.: 62814785

Autorenporträt

Paul K. Jones is Reader in Sociology in the Research School of Social Sciences at the Australian National University

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Critically theorising demagogic populism 1 Introduction: from
orthodox 'populism studies' to critical theory 2 The Institute's analysis
of 'modern demagogy' 3 Expanding the reach of the Institute's analysis 4
Gramscian analyses of fascism and populism: Poulantzas, Laclau, Hall 5
Towards a synthesis of critical perspectives Part II: Populist
contradictions of the culture industry 6 Cultural populisms and culture
industry 7 Counter-demagogic popular art: towards a selective tradition
Excursus: an outline of Trumpian psychotechnics 8 Structural
transformations of demagogic populism Appendix: Theodore Adorno,
Introduction to Prophets of Deceit Index