Paradoxes of Populism

Troubles of the West and Nationalism's Second Coming

Ulf Hedetoft

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Anthem Press
03 March 2020

Nationalism

Series: Anthem Series in Citizenship and National Identities

A study of the rising popularity of populism and the misconceptions surrounding it

Populism may come across as little more than an extreme form of national belonging -- nationalism run wild so to speak -- a case for

national psychologists or a kind of collective pathology. However, as so often, appearances are deceptive.

Paradoxes of Populism argues that the far-from-random similarities with ordinary manifestations of nationalism should be approached not as a venture into

the classical structures of nation-states and identities, but as a disruptive and destabilising consequence of some of the constituent

elements of sovereign nation-states becoming eroded and prised apart by contextual global processes and their agents. Hence,

populism in all its varieties -- and there are many, as the book demonstrates -- is riddled with even more paradoxes and

inconsistencies than mainstream nationalism itself: confusing causes and appearances, realities and fantasies, and turning the

world inside out. The age of populism is truly the Second Coming of nationalism, and it has come with a vengeance. Its advent,

however, happens in the background of real problems for millions of ordinary people in liberal-democratic states. This book sets out

to engage with these real-world challenges as well as their political and cultural interpretations in the populist fantasia.

By: Ulf Hedetoft
Imprint: Anthem Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781785272141
ISBN 10: 1785272144
Series: Anthem Series in Citizenship and National Identities
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 03 March 2020
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. What Is the Problem?; 3. The People and Popular Sovereignty: Back to Basics, and Onward...; 4. The Nationalization of the People; 5. Fantasies and Paradoxes of Populism; 6. Myths and Misconceptions; 7. Sweden--Intransigent Moralities at War in the People's Home; 8. Catalonia--toward a State Truly Our Own!; 9. Hungary--Righteous Revenge for Historic Humiliations; 10. Brexit--between Despair and Delusion; 11. USA--Normalizing a Superpower by Abnormal Means; 12. Extractions and Perspectives; References; Index.

Ulf Hedetoft is Professor of international studies, Saxo Institute, University of Copenhagen, and Director, Center for the Study of Nationalism.