Populism: A puzzle without (and for) world-systems analysis
This essay shows how world-systems analysis provides a more rigorous explanation for the recent rise of disparate populisms, countering negative stereotypes of mainstream accounts that obscure how formative populist leaders emerged from authentic progressive movements which challenged capitalists. E...
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doaj-4a3ab3c352e54d91a51fb0a3f2a6c88f2020-11-24T21:56:43ZengUniversity Library System, University of PittsburghJournal of World-Systems Research1076-156X2018-08-0124232533610.5195/jwsr.2018.849755Populism: A puzzle without (and for) world-systems analysisLeslie Gates0SUNY-BinghamtonThis essay shows how world-systems analysis provides a more rigorous explanation for the recent rise of disparate populisms, countering negative stereotypes of mainstream accounts that obscure how formative populist leaders emerged from authentic progressive movements which challenged capitalists. Existing analyses have also failed to specify the varied economic projects of populists, their likely social bases and their relationships to world markets. The essay recommends relational comparisons of populists to unravel populism’s puzzles and advance world-systems analysis.http://jwsr.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/jwsr/article/view/849Populism, Political sociology, Latin America, Comparative methodology, Trump, Chávez |
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Populism: A puzzle without (and for) world-systems analysis |
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University Library System, University of Pittsburgh |
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Journal of World-Systems Research |
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This essay shows how world-systems analysis provides a more rigorous explanation for the recent rise of disparate populisms, countering negative stereotypes of mainstream accounts that obscure how formative populist leaders emerged from authentic progressive movements which challenged capitalists. Existing analyses have also failed to specify the varied economic projects of populists, their likely social bases and their relationships to world markets. The essay recommends relational comparisons of populists to unravel populism’s puzzles and advance world-systems analysis. |
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Populism, Political sociology, Latin America, Comparative methodology, Trump, Chávez |
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