Routledge Handbook of Global Populism

by Carlos De La Torre

Book Overview

This volume illustrates the diversity of populism globally. When seeking power, populists politicize issues, and point to problems that need to be addressed such as inequalities, the loss of national sovereignty to globalization, or the rule of unresponsive political elites. Yet their solutions tend to be problematic, simplistic, and in most instances, instead of leading to better forms of democracy, their outcomes are authoritarian. Populists...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367659778
• ISBN13: 9780367659776
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 498 Pages
• Weight: 1.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.8" x 9.7"