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Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Pressure groups & lobbying
The word 'populism' has come to cover all manner of sins. Yet
despite the prevalence of its use, it is often difficult to
understand what connects its various supposed expressions. From
Syriza to Trump and from Podemos to Brexit, the electoral
earthquakes of recent years have often been grouped under this
term. But what actually defines 'populism'? Is it an ideology, a
form of organisation, or a mentality? Marco Revelli seeks to answer
this question by getting to grips with the historical dynamics of
so-called 'populist' movements. While in the early days of
democracy, populism sought to represent classes and social layers
who asserted their political role for the first time, in today's
post-democratic climate, it instead expresses the grievances of
those who had until recently felt that they were included. Having
lost their power, the disinherited embrace not a political
alternative to -isms like liberalism or socialism, but a populist
mood of discontent. The new populism is the 'formless form' that
protest and grievance assume in the era of financialisation, in the
era where the atomised masses lack voice or organisation. For
Revelli, this new populism the child of an age in which the Left
has been hollowed out and lost its capacity to offer an
alternative.
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"Annex One is an Interesting, Well-Researched and Well-Argued Book.
It Deals with Pressing Matters of Great Public Interest." A.W.
September 2018. Observations of In Defence of Justice - Israel And
The Palestinians: The Identification Of Truth O.H. 3-9-2013. "An
amazing and excellent book. Simply written producing a clear
overall picture..." P.R. 3-9-2013. "Fascinating book. I thought I
was well informed but the book clearly showed up my lack of
knowledge..." M.S. 3-9-2013. "At long last a book which properly
identifies and uses the truth against the propaganda machines of
the West that seek to undermine the nation of Israel." M.A.
15-9-2013. "Only a barrister could write such a remarkable
work...... The answer (to the) obvious question as Malcolm Sinclair
has made clear..." W.G. 19-10-2014. "I found your book riveting,
and I am sorry that it does not have a wider advertised
publication, as it should. If I were in a position to do so
financially, I would make sure it did. This book deserves far
greater publicity."
In 2015, students at the University of Cape Town demanded the
removal of a statue of Cecil Rhodes, the imperialist, racist
business magnate, from their campus. The battle cry
'#RhodesMustFall' sparked an international movement calling for the
decolonisation of the world's universities. Today, as this movement
grows, how will it radically transform the terms upon which
universities exist? In this book, students, activists and scholars
discuss the possibilities and the pitfalls of doing decolonial work
in the home of the coloniser, in the heart of the establishment.
Subverting curricula, enforcing diversity, and destroying old
boundaries, this is a radical call for a new era of education.
Offering resources for students and academics to challenge and
resist coloniality inside and outside the classroom, Decolonising
the University provides the tools for radical pedagogical,
disciplinary and institutional change.
Successive authoritarian regimes have maintained tight control over
organized labor in Egypt since the 1950s. And yet in 2009, a group
of civil servants decided to exit the state-controlled Egyptian
Trade Union Federation (ETUF), thereby setting a precedent for
other groups and threatening the ETUF's monopoly. Dina Bishara
examines this relationship between labour organizations and the
state to shed light on how political change occurs within an
authoritarian government, and to show how ordinary Egyptians
perceive the government's rule. In particular, Bishara highlights
the agency of dissident unionists in challenging the state even
when trade union leaders remain loyal. She reveals that militant
sectors are more vulnerable to greater scrutiny and repression and
that financial benefits tied to membership in state-backed unions
can provide significant disincentives against the exit option.
Moving beyond conventional accounts of top-down control, this book
explores when and how institutions designed for political control
become contested from below.
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