Democracy's Paradox : : Populism and its Contemporary Crisis / / ed. by Bruce Kapferer, Dimitrios Theodossopoulos.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Berghahn Books Complete eBook-Package 2019
• MitwirkendeR: Altman, Jon,; Gledhill, John,; Goddard, Victoria,; Herzfeld, Michael,; Hinkson, Melinda,; Kapferer, Bruce,; Narotzky, Susana,; Theodossopoulos, Dimitrios,
• HerausgeberIn: Kapferer, Bruce,; Theodossopoulos, Dimitrios,
• Place / Publishing House: New York ;, Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2019]; ©2019
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Critical Interventions: A Forum for Social Analysis ; 18
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (100 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Introduction Populism and its Paradox --; From ‘the People’ to ‘the Citizens’: --; The Brazilian Crisis and the Ghosts of Populism --; Lurching Between Consensus and Chaos: --; Populism’s Claims: --; How Populism Works
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781789201567; 9783110997729
• DOI: 10.1515/9781789201567?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Bruce Kapferer, Dimitrios Theodossopoulos.

Does populism indicate a radical crisis in Western democratic political systems? Is it a revolt by those who feel they have too little voice in the affairs of state or are otherwise marginalized or oppressed? Or are populist movements part of the democratic process? Bringing together different anthropological experiences of current populist movements, this volume makes a timely contribution to these questions. Contrary to more conventional interpretations of populism as crisis, the authors instead recognize populism as integral to Western democratic systems. In doing so, the volume provides an important critique that exposes the exclusionary essentialisms spread by populist rhetoric while also directing attention to local views of political accountability and historical consciousness that are key to understanding this paradox of democracy.