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ISBN-10: 1786637553
ISBN-13: 9781786637550
Publisher: Verso
Publish Date: 07/10/2018
Dimensions: 7.70" L, 5.40" W, 0.50" H

For a Left Populism

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Overview

What is the “populist moment” and what does it mean for the left?

We are currently witnessing in Western Europe a “populist moment” that signals the crisis of neoliberal hegemony. The central axis of the political conflict will be between right- and left-wing populism. By establishing a frontier between “the people” and “the oligarchy,” a left-populist strategy could bring together the manifold struggles against subordination, oppression and discrimination.

This strategy acknowledges that democratic discourse plays a crucial role in the political imaginary of our societies. And through the construction of a collective will, mobilizing common affects in defence of equality and social justice, it will be possible to combat the xenophobic policies promoted by right-wing populism.

In redrawing political frontiers, this “populist moment” points to a “return of the political” after years of postpolitics. A return may open the way for authoritarian solutions–through regimes that weaken liberal-democratic institutions–but it could also lead to a reaffirmation and extension of democratic values

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"Argues in favor of leftist populism as a means to combat both elitist, neoliberal technocracy and reactionary, xenophobic versions of populism."
Publishers Weekly

"Influencing left parties as they enter government, from Greece to Portugal to Mexico. It is a beach-sized introduction to a major left thinker of the twenty-first century."
–Paul Mason, Guardian (Summer Reads)

"Refreshingly bereft of the sputtering outrage and bafflement that characterizes the growing genre of liberal self-help books, Mouffe channels populism's agonistic clarity."
–Thea Riofrancos, n+1

"An admirable attempt to get us thinking again about what a worthwhile politics might look like, one based on notions of equality, ecology, sovereignty, solidarity and social justice."
–Gavin Jacobson, New Statesman

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ISBN-10: 1786637553
ISBN-13: 9781786637550
Publisher: Verso
Publish Date: 07/10/2018
Dimensions: 7.70" L, 5.40" W, 0.50" H
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