When Democracy Trumps Populism - European and Latin American Lessons for the United States

Offers the first systematic comparative analysis of the conditions under which populism slides into illiberal rule and the prospects for US democracy.

List of contents

Introduction. Donald Trump's populism: what are the prospects for US democracy? Kurt Weyland and Raúl L. Madrid; 2. 'Dealing with populism in Latin America: lessons for Donald Trump's populist presidency in the United States' Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser; 3. 'Donald Trump and the lessons of East-Central European Populism' Kevin Deegan-Krause; 4. 'Has populism eroded the quality of European democracy? Insights from Italy and the Netherlands' Bertjan Verbeek and Andrej Zaslove; 5. 'Trump's populism: the mobilization of nationalist cleavages and the future of US democracy' Bart Bonikowski; 6. 'Parties, populism, and democratic decay: a comparative perspective on political polarization in the United States' Kenneth M. Roberts; Conclusion: 'why US democracy will survive Trump' Raúl L. Madrid and Kurt Weyland.

About the author

Kurt Weyland is Mike Hogg Professor in Liberal Arts in the Department of Government at the University of Texas, Austin. His recent books include Revolution and Reaction: The Diffusion of Authoritarianism in Latin America (Cambridge, forthcoming) and Making Waves: Democratic Contention in Europe and Latin America since the Revolutions of 1848 (Cambridge, 2014).Raúl L. Madrid is Professor in the Department of Government at the University of Texas, Austin. He is the author of The Rise of Ethnic Politics in Latin America (Cambridge, 2012) and Retiring the State: The Politics of Pension Privatization in Latin America and Beyond (2003).

Summary

This book offers the first systematic, comparative study of the conditions under which populism slides into illiberal rule and the prospects for US democracy under President Trump. Leading international scholars provide concise, targeted analyzes of key European and Latin American experiences and the lessons they yield for American democracy.

Product details

• Authors: Kurt Weyland, Kurt (University of Texas Weyland
• Assisted by: Raúl L Madrid (Editor), Raul L. Madrid (Editor), Raúl L. Madrid (Editor), Raul L. (University of Texas Madrid (Editor), Kurt Weyland (Editor), Kurt (University of Texas Weyland (Editor), Weyland Kurt (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2019
• EAN: 9781108728829
• ISBN: 978-1-108-72882-9
• No. of pages: 238
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, Sociology, Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, Political corruption, Political leaders & leadership, Political structures: democracy, United States of America, USA, Political structures: totalitarianism and dictatorship, Political leaders and leadership, Political structures: totalitarianism & dictatorship, Political parties and party platforms, Corruption in politics, government and society