Still the Age of Populism?

Cover
Endorsement
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Contributors
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Still the Age of Populism?
	Introduction
	Theoretical and Conceptual Debates
		What Is Populism?
		Under What Conditions Does Populism Emerge?
		Populism Or Patrimonialism
		Types of Populism
	Issues
		Climate Change
		Religion
		Abortion
		Prejudice and Immigration
	Populists in Power
		Personalism, the Military, and Technocracy
		Liberalism and Democracy
		Chávez and Trump
	Conclusions
	References
Part I Theories and Concepts
	1 Specifying Populism
		Introduction
		Strengths and Weaknesses of a Combinatory Concept
			A Multi-Level and Multi-Dimensional Concept
			Fuzzy-Set Theory and Radial Concepts
			Ideal Types and Sub-Ideal Types
			Some Normative Consequences
		Conclusion: Towards a Specific-Driven Analytical Use of Populism
		Notes
		References
	2 Structural and Institutional Sources of Populist Resiliency
		Introduction
		Social Heterogeneity and the Populist Construction of Political Cleavages
		Parties, Crises of Representation, and Populism’s Institutional Preconditions
		Populism, Nationalism, and the Political Economy of Social Heterogeneity
		Populism and the Transformation of Partisanship
		Conclusion
		Note
		References
	3 Populism Or Patrimonialism?: A Weberian Approach to 21st-Century Anti-Liberalism
		Introduction
		Populism, Patrimonialism, and Legitimacy
		Patrimonial State Building
		Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine
		Conclusion: Integrating Patrimonialism and Populism
		Notes
		References
	4 Varieties of Populists: Paths to Power and Implications for Regime Stability
		Introduction
		Toward a (More) Generalizable Definition of Populism
			Three Core Elements
			Society Divided Into Two Groups
			Imbalance as the Source of Antagonism
			A Thin But Complete Ideology
		Typology of Populists
			Position Within the Political Landscape
			Ideological Commitment
		Ideal Types
			Oppositional Populists
			Classical Populists
			Pivot Populists
			Strategic Populist
		Conclusion and Implications
		Notes
		References
Part II Issues
	5 What Makes Climate Change a Populist Issue?
		Introduction
			Populism and the Critique of Necessity
			Climate Populism
			Prospects and Stakes
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	6 The Religious Legacy of and Within Populism
		Introduction
		Regressions, Returns and Backsliding
		Political Theologies
		Secularized Religion
			Populist Religion? Christian Ecclesiology
		Theological Echoes in Populism: Messianism and Redemption
			Theology Against Political Theology
		Notes
		References
	7 How Opposing Abortion Serves Populism
		Introduction
		(Re)producerism
		Lesser and Holier Than Thou
		Red State Reproducerism
		Note
Portions of this Essay Appeared in “Opposing Abortion” (Mason, 2019).
		Works Cited
	8 Populism and Prejudice: The Normalization of Anti-Immigration Attitudes in Germany
		Introduction
		Populism in Germany
		Identifying Populism’s Legacy
			Public Opinion in Response to Populist Wins
		Public Opinion and Populism of the Far-Left and Right
		Conclusion
		Appendices
		Notes
		References
Part III Populism in Power
	9 The Paradox of Personalism in Latin American Populism: The Surprising Reliance On Technocracy and the Military
		Introduction
		Personalism’s Inherent Limitation – and Need for Impersonal Complements
		Populist Collaboration With Technocrats
			Rightwing, Neoliberal Populism: Peru’s Fujimori
			Leftwing, Anti-Neoliberal Populism: Ecuador’s Correa
		Populist Collaboration With the Military
			Leftwing, Anti-Neoliberal Populism: Venezuela’s Chávez
			Rightwing, Neoliberal Populism: Brazil’s Bolsonaro
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	10 Populism and the Limits of Liberal Democracy
		Introduction
		Populism, Autocratization, and Accountability
		Populist Critique of Liberal Democracy
		Populism Constitutionalism and Its Agenda for Democratic Accountability Enhancement
		Strengths and Shortcomings of the Populist Proposal
		Notes
		References
	11 From Populist Emplotment to Populist Deeds: Notes On Post-Accession Populism in Eastern Europe
		Introduction
		Mnemonic Wars
		Democracy Vs. Liberalism
		Conquered Social Fields
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	12 Left-Wing Populists in Power: Venezuela’s Experience
		Introduction
		Hugo Chávez and the 1998 Electoral Campaign
		Chávez: Populism in Power
		Communicative Hegemony and the Social Agenda
		Populism With Ten Years of Oil Prosperity
		Final Comment: The Dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro as Chávez’s Legacy
		Notes
		References
	13 Populism and the American Party System: Opportunities and Constraints
		Introduction
		Populism and the Threat to Democracy
		Americans’ Receptivity to Populist Rhetoric
		Electoral Rules and U.S. Populism
			Electoral Rules
			Party Primaries
			Prevalence of Populist Rhetoric
		Contemporary Major Party Vulnerabilities
			Evolution in Media
			Unpopular Mainstream Parties and Leaders
			Major Party Convergence in a Racialized Party System
			Major Party Vulnerability to Outflanking
		Obstacles to Authoritarian Populism
			Constitutional Obstacles
			Executive Aggrandizement
			Strategic Election Manipulation
		Taking Stock of Populism’s Potential Threats
		Notes
		References
	Conclusions
		Note
		References
Index