{"product_id":"populism-in-the-civil-sphere-hardback-9781509544738","title":"Populism in the Civil Sphere (Hardback) 9781509544738","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePopulism in the Civil Sphere\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJeffrey C. Alexander (Edited by), J Alexander (Author), Peter Kivisto (Edited by), Giuseppe Sciortino (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509544738, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 13 November 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e316 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.624 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Jeffrey Alexander and his collaborators have brought sociological insights drawn from political and social theory to bear on the study of populism. Alexander’s bold new approach based on civil society theory addresses populism’s central conundrum. How can populism manifest itself as both a left and right political phenomenon and how do we distinguish one form from the other? Populism and the Civil Sphere argues that a vibrant democracy depends on social solidarities that develop within a bounded public space of civic discourse. Within the civil sphere, politics can veer to the left or right—the radical to the conservative—without seriously threatening democracy. It is only when the center does not hold then extremism on left and right becomes a possibility. The seventeen exciting and theoretically linked case studies in this cogent and coherent anthology span the globe as they explore left and right variants of populism. This innovative collection is a must read for anyone inside and outside of the academy who seeks to understand the major political challenge of our time.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eMabel Berezin, Professor of Sociology, Cornell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The vexed question of the relationship between populism and democracy here receives fresh, subtle, and compelling analysis. The contributors' thorough examination of cases in light of civil sphere theory tells a new and nuanced story: despite the threats to democracy it can unleash, populism can sometimes even contribute to the vital democratic task of civil repair.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJohn S. Dryzek, Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"... an essential reference point for future studies of populism.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEuropean Journal of Social Theory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eEven as the specter of populism haunts contemporary societies, scholars have not been able to agree about what it is. Except for one thing: a deviation from democracy, the source, it seems, of the precarious position in which so many societies find themselves today. This volume aims to break the Gordian knot of “populism” by bringing a new social theory to bear and, in so doing so, suggesting that normative judgments about this misunderstood phenomenon need to be reconsidered as well. Populism is not a democratic deviation but a naturally occurring dimension of civil sphere dynamics, fatal to democracy only at the extremes.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause populism is highly polarizing, it has the effect of inducing anxiety that civil solidarity is breaking apart. Left populists feel as if civil solidarity is an illusion, that democratic discourse is a fig leaf for private interests, and that the social and cultural differentiation that vouchsafes the independence of the civil sphere merely reflects the hegemony of narrow professional interests or those of a ruling class. Right populists share the same distrust, even repulsion, for the civil sphere. What seems civil to the center and left, like affirmative action or open immigration, they call out as particularistic; honored civil icons, such as Holocaust memorials, they trash. How can the sense of a vital civil center survive such censure from populism on the left and the right?    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePopulism in the Civil Sphere\u003c\/i\u003e provides compelling answers to these fundamental questions. Its contributions are both sophisticated theoretical interventions and deeply researched empirical studies, and it will be of great interest to anyone concerned about the most important political developments of our time.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Contributors\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures\u003cbr\u003eList of Tables\u003cbr\u003ePreface and Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003eThe Populist Continuum from within the Civil Sphere to Outside It\u003cbr\u003eJeffrey C. Alexander \u003cbr\u003eChapter 1\u003cbr\u003ePopulism’s Cultural and Civil Dynamics\u003cbr\u003eMarcus Morgan\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2\u003cbr\u003e#Disente and Duterte: The Cultural Bases of Antipopulism in the Philippines, 2001-2019\u003cbr\u003eCelso M. Villegas\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3\u003cbr\u003eUncivil Populism in Power: The Case of Erdoğanism\u003cbr\u003eAteş Altınordu\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4\u003cbr\u003eThe Populist Transition and the Civil Sphere in Mexico\u003cbr\u003eNelson Arteaga Botello\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5\u003cbr\u003eFar-Right Populism in Poland and the Construction of a Pseudocivil Sphere\u003cbr\u003eMaría Luengo and Małgorzata Kolankowska\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6\u003cbr\u003eThe “Thirteenth Immigrant”? Migration and Populism in the 2018 Czech Presidential Election\u003cbr\u003eBernadette Nadya Jaworsky\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7\u003cbr\u003eMemory Culture, Civil Sphere and Right-Wing Populism in Germany – The Resistible Rise of the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD)\u003cbr\u003eWerner Binder\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8\u003cbr\u003ePopulism and the Particularization of Solidarity: On the Sweden Democrats\u003cbr\u003eHenrik Enroth\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9\u003cbr\u003eLeft-Populism in a Communist Civil Sphere: The Lesson of Bo Xilai \u003cbr\u003eAndrew Junker\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10\u003cbr\u003eA Civil Sphere Theory of Populism: American Forms and Templates, from the Red Scare to Donald Trump \u003cbr\u003eJason L Mast\u003cbr\u003eCommentary\u003cbr\u003eDemarcating Constructive from Destructive Populisms: Civil Translation vs. Civil Mimicry\u003cbr\u003eCarlo Tognato\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eIs Populism the Shadow of the Civil?\u003cbr\u003ePeter Kivisto and Giuseppe Sciortino\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441807814936,"sku":"9781509544738","price":45.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509544738.jpg?v=1785026374","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/populism-in-the-civil-sphere-hardback-9781509544738","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}