Discuss the rise of populism and populist nationalism as a global phenomenon.Why are populists appeals and populist language or discourse used by both Democrats and Republicans?Explain
This week we read and discuss the rise of populism and populist nationalism as a global phenomenon. The key reading is Rogers Brubaker’s article “Why Populism?” In the article Brubaker notes that populism is not an ideology, but “a discursive and stylistic repertoire (p.360) …[an] evolving set of relatively standardized elements (p.360)…built around a core […]