Jones Critical theory and demagogic populism

1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-5261-2344-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet

E-Book, Englisch, 288 Seiten

Reihe: Critical Theory and Contemporary Society

This is the first study to make a detail case for the Frankfurt School’s relevance to understanding contemporary populism. It reconstructs their analysis of ‘modern demagogy’ and demonstrates its advantages over orthodox ‘populism studies’ and the work of Laclau. The book also extends the Institute’s analysis to assess ‘counter-demagogic’ forces.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jones, Paul K.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Sozialpsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Gesellschaftstheorie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: Transzendentalphilosophie, Kritizismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Critically theorising demagogic populism
1 Introduction: from orthodox ‘populism studies’ to critical theory
2 The Institute’s analysis of ‘modern demagogy’
3 Expanding the reach of the Institute’s analysis
4 Gramscian analyses of fascism and populism: Poulantzas, Laclau, Hall
5 Towards a synthesis of critical perspectives

Part II: Populist contradictions of the culture industry
6 Cultural populisms and culture industry
7 Counter-demagogic popular art: towards a selective tradition
Excursus: an outline of Trumpian psychotechnics
8 Structural transformations of demagogic populism

Appendix: Theodore Adorno, Introduction to Prophets of Deceit
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Paul K. Jones is Reader in Sociology in the Research School of Social Sciences at the Australian National University