Populism in the United States
| Autor: | John Kenneth White, Matthew N. Green |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
021110 strategic
defence & security studies Presidency media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences 0211 other engineering and technologies Appeal 02 engineering and technology 0506 political science Populism Blame Politics Politics of the United States Nothing Political economy Political science 050602 political science & public administration Popular sovereignty media_common |
| Zdroj: | Populism Around the World ISBN: 9783319967578 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-319-96758-5_7 |
| Popis: | In the United States, populism has made brief but important appearances throughout history. Populism has a particular appeal to Americans, as the ideas of popular sovereignty and equality of opportunity are highly valued. Whenever inequality becomes a dominant issue or when a class of people is viewed as getting “something for nothing,” populism can enjoy success at the polls. Throughout history, populism’s appeal has been toward the makers of US society, while the takers are those who are viewed as abusing the system. But the history of US populism is a checkered one. As populism gains ascendancy, assertions over who is to blame for the country’s problems often degenerates into name-calling and race-baited politics that signal populism’s inevitable decline. Donald Trump is the latest manifestation of populism’s political impulses. His rise to the presidency was fuelled by the grievances of blue-collar workers over stagnant wages, a rising immigrant population, and a feeling that elites in Washington, D.C., were not looking out for their interests. That being said, his deeply troubled presidency provides a strong hint that the manifestation of populism in American politics is, once more, headed toward an inevitable historical ebb. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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