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This collection, which can serve as an introduction to the field of
populism, provides an array of interdisciplinary approaches to
populist mobilizations, theories, meanings, and effects. In so
doing, it rejects essentialized ideas regarding what populism is or
is not. Rather, it explores the political, social, and economic
conditions that are conducive for the emergence of movements
labelled populist, the rationalities and affective tenor of those
movements, the political issues pertaining to the relationship
between populists and elites, and the relationship between populist
groups and political pluralism. Grappling with accord and discord
in assumptions and methodologies, the book will appeal to scholars
of sociology, political science, communication and cultural studies
interested in populism, social movements, citizenship, and
democracy.
This collection, which can serve as an introduction to the field of
populism, provides an array of interdisciplinary approaches to
populist mobilizations, theories, meanings, and effects. In so
doing, it rejects essentialized ideas regarding what populism is or
is not. Rather, it explores the political, social, and economic
conditions that are conducive for the emergence of movements
labelled populist, the rationalities and affective tenor of those
movements, the political issues pertaining to the relationship
between populists and elites, and the relationship between populist
groups and political pluralism. Grappling with accord and discord
in assumptions and methodologies, the book will appeal to scholars
of sociology, political science, communication and cultural studies
interested in populism, social movements, citizenship, and
democracy.
Energy Democracies for Sustainable Futures explores how our
dominant carbon and nuclear energy assemblages shape conceptions of
participation, risk, and in/securities, and how they might be
reengineered to deliver justice and democratic participation in
transitioning energy systems. Chapters assess the economies,
geographies and politics of current and future energy landscapes,
exposing how dominant assemblages (composed of technologies,
strategies, knowledge and authorities) change our understanding of
security and risk, and how they these shared understandings are
often enacted uncritically in policy. Contributors address integral
relationships across the production and government of material and
human energies and the opportunities for sustainable and democratic
governance. In addition, the book explores how interest groups
advance idealized energy futures and energy imaginaries. The work
delves into the role that states, market organizations and civil
society play in envisioned energy change. It assesses how risks and
security are formulated in relation to economics, politics,
ecology, and human health. It concludes by integrating the
relationships between alternative energies and governance
strategies, including issues of centralization and
decentralization, suggesting approaches to engineer democracy into
decision-making about energy assemblages.
Crisis Communication, Liberal Democracy, and Ecological
Sustainability provides a detailed and empirical analysis of the
institutions, governing logics, risk-management practices, and
crisis communication strategies involved in the 2007-2008 financial
crisis, the 2010 BP oil crisis, and the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi
nuclear crisis. These human-engineered crises threaten
sustainability through resource depletion, environmental
degradation, and the growth of geo-political conflicts. Yet, the
corporations responsible have returned to profitability by
externalizing risks to communities and governments. In response to
this pattern of crisis management, Nadesan argues that contemporary
financial and energy complexes pose significant threats to liberal
democracy and ecological sustainability. This book will be of
interest to scholars of communication studies, cultural studies,
sociology, political science, anthropology, and economics.
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