![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Trump's election, but that improbable victory only confirms the book's thesis that Western democracies are in some ways failing to represent their citizens.Mr. Judis's The Populist Explosion was published just before Mr. Judis, which brilliantly sets out the connection to present circumstances." - Mark Mardell, BBC "If you read no other political book this year, read THE POPULIST EXPLOSION by John B. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. The Populist Explosion is essential listening for our times as we grapple to understand the political forces at work here and in Europe. Populism, on both the right and the left, champions the people against an establishment, based on issues - globalization, free trade, immigration - on which there has been a strong elite consensus, but also a strong mass discontent that is now breaking out into the open. Judis, one of America's most respected political analysts, tells us why we need to learn about the populist movement that began in the United States in the 1890s, the politics of which have recurred on both sides of the Atlantic ever since. What's happening in global politics? As if overnight, many Democrats revolted and passionately backed a socialist named Bernie Sanders the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union the vituperative billionaire Donald Trump became the presidential nominee of the Republican party and a slew of rebellious parties continued to win elections in Switzerland, Norway, Italy, Austria, and Greece. ![]()
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