{"product_id":"the-new-progressivism-a-grassroots-alternative-to-the-populism-of-our-times-hardback-9781509541416","title":"The New Progressivism; A Grassroots Alternative to the Populism of our Times (Hardback) 9781509541416","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe New Progressivism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Grassroots Alternative to the Populism of our Times\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid Amiel (Author), Ismael Emelien (Author), Andrew Brown (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509541416, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 3 April 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e100 pages\u003cbr\u003e20.1 x 13.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.272 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�A new and brilliant book that provides a template for an international battle of ideas.�\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBaptiste Rossi, \u003ci\u003eLa règle du jeu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePolitical parties that once dominated Western democracies have been shaken to the core. Many have suffered electoral debacles, as in France, Italy and Greece, while mainstream political parties in the UK and the US have found themselves struggling to cope with outcomes – in the form of Brexit and the election of Trump – that were not anticipated.  We are witnessing nothing less than the exhaustion of a century-old cleavage between traditional left and right parties due to their inability to perceive and tackle present-day challenges, such as declining social mobility, mounting environmental crises, rising geographic inequality, tensions over migration and multiculturalism, etc. The ‘populists’, from Salvini and Le Pen to Trump and Bolsonaro, were the first to understand this and supply an alternative.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But contrary to what many observers now predict, we are not doomed to witness the replacement of the ancient political order by the populists’ rise to power. In France, Emmanuel Macron launched a new movement that stopped them. Though things have sometimes been tough, ‘En Marche!’ has successfully implemented an entirely new programme of reforms and has been given some comfort by recent election results.  In this short book, David Amiel and Ismaël Emelien – two of Macron’s closest advisers and key architects of ‘En Marche!’ – build on this experiment and reflect on its successes and failures to define a new grassroots progressivism for Western countries based on three principles and ranging from public policies to electoral strategy, from ideology to party organization. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This could form the bedrock for a wider counter-offensive against the populism of our times.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 The society of frustration\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe strange split between left and right\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe promise betrayed\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial, geographical and economic immobility\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe invisible culprit\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitical monopolies\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Maximizing possibilities (or the first principle of progressivism)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEquality of opportunity is not an opportunity for equality\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe cult of education rather than the cult of qualifications\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInnovation versus monopoly\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePositive discrimination is still discrimination\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTomorrow, augmented humanity?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 There are more possibilities when we act together (or the second principle of progressivism)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobalization without submission\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiversity without division\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe individual without individualism\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Starting from the bottom (or the third principle of progressivism)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe new administration\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow can all this be changed?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe new mediating bodies, the new local democracy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe new pyramid of powers\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew political movements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom fake politics to fake news\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is the point?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Populist suicide Conclusion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom frustration to revolt\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo barracks, kolkhoz or convent\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding up a majority\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441804538136,"sku":"9781509541416","price":34.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509541416.jpg?v=1785026125","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-new-progressivism-a-grassroots-alternative-to-the-populism-of-our-times-hardback-9781509541416","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}