Cultural Backlash
Trump, Brexit, and Authoritarian Populism

A new theoretical analysis of the rise of Donald Trump, Marine le Pen, Nigel Farage, Geert Wilders, Silvio Berlusconi, and Viktor Orbán.

Pippa Norris (Author), Ronald Inglehart (Author)

9781108426077, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 14 February 2019

554 pages, 75 b/w illus. 28 tables
23.5 x 16.2 x 3.4 cm, 0.9 kg

'… an argument convincingly buttressed with an impressive amount of data from several different sources.' Gianfranco Pasquino, The Political Quarterly

Authoritarian populist parties have advanced in many countries, and entered government in states as diverse as Austria, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, and Switzerland. Even small parties can still shift the policy agenda, as demonstrated by UKIP's role in catalyzing Brexit. Drawing on new evidence, this book advances a general theory why the silent revolution in values triggered a backlash fuelling support for authoritarian-populist parties and leaders in the US and Europe. The conclusion highlights the dangers of this development and what could be done to mitigate the risks to liberal democracy.

Part I. Introduction: 1. Understanding populism
2. The cultural backlash theory
3. Varieties of populism
Part II. Authoritarian-Populist Values: 4. The backlash against the silent revolution
5. Economic grievances
6. Immigration
Part III. From Values to Votes: 7. Classifying parties
8. Who votes for authoritarian-populists?
9. Party fortunes and electoral rules
10. Trump's America
11. Brexit
Part IV. Conclusions: 12. Eroding the civic culture?
13. The populist challenge
Endnotes
Appendices
Index.

Subject Areas: Political structures: democracy [JPHV], Comparative politics [JPB], Politics & government [JP], Social, group or collective psychology [JMH], Sociology [JHB]