This important book brings together the worlds leading authorities on populism to reflect on its causes and consequences and to propose solutions to its most pernicious effects. The books value is only likely to grow if, as I believe, we are still in the early stages of the Age of Populism. Every student of populism will find this book useful, as it covers themes ranging from the international relations and party politics of populism to populist attitudes to the best means of mitigating populist mobilization--from the Global North to the Global South. It is sure to be an indispensable resource for many years to come.
Erin Jenne, Professor of International Relations, Central European University, Austria
This volume presents cutting-edge new research that shows how the ideational approach to populism can help explain its political consequences and the effectiveness of different strategies for mitigating potential threats to democracy. Recognizing that populism is typically a response to crises of democratic representation, the contributing authors break new ground in examining its effects on individual attitudes, domestic political institutions, and international politics. They also provide a cautious but hopeful appraisal of efforts to mitigate populisms polarizing consequences. This book is essential reading for scholars who seek to understand how populism is transforming the political agenda of modern democracies.
Kenneth Roberts, Richard J. Schwartz Professor of Government, Cornell University, USA
This volume demonstrates the richness of the ideational approach to populism, bringing together not only different fields in political sciences, but also different geographical regions as well as topical domains. The individual contributions remind us forcefully about the consequences of populism on the state, the individual and international level. What is most welcome is that the volume moves beyond consequences and includes a serious engagement with potential mitigation strategies to populism. It provides important contributions on how to respond to populist polarization, inter-group conflict, exclusionary narratives as well as populist misinformation. Overall, this volume is an essential read for those who want to engage with current research on populism as well as where the field is heading.
Saskia Ruth-Lovell, Associate Professor of Resilient Democracy, Radboud University, Netherlands
As populism research enters a period of greater reflexivity and methodological pluralism, major approaches in the field also acquire greater sophistication and develop further their research potential. This volume highlights significant implications of populism on a variety of levels and offers innovative insights on how the ideational perspective can illuminate its consequences ranging from the individual to the state-level and, most notably, to the international plane.
Yannis Stavrakakis, Professor, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
