The Faces of Contemporary Populism in Western Europe and the US

This edited book aims to contribute to the political science scholarship on populism by focusing on the contemporary manifestations of populism in light of the current context. Populism has gone global, with populist parties gaining considerable ground, particularly in the last decade: populists are now in government in almost every part of the globe. In so doing, this book not only takes stock of the previous work on populism, but also builds upon it to further deepen our understanding of the phenomenon and take research forward. The authors explore different facets of the most recent manifestations of populism, trying to engage in new avenues as suggested by recent and authoritative academic work. The approach is comparative and multi-dimensional, with a cross-regional focus on Western Europe and the USA. The 12 contributions gathered in this book address a wide spectrum of aspects, many of which are largely understudied. Marie Gayte is an Associate Professor of US Studies at the University of Toulon, France. In 2018 she co-edited Catholic and US Politics after the 2016 Election: Understanding the Swing Vote, also with Palgrave Macmillan. Karine Tournier-Sol is an Associate Professor of British politics at the University of Toulon, France. With Chris Gifford, she co-edited The UK Challenge to Europeanization: The Persistence of British Euroscepticism (Palgrave, 2015). Her most recent book is Prendre le large : le UKIP et le choix du Brexit (2017).

Auteur
Marie Gayte is an Associate Professor of US Studies at the University of Toulon, France. In 2018 she co-edited Catholic and US Politics after the 2016 Election: Understanding the Swing Vote, also with Palgrave Macmillan.

Karine Tournier-Sol is an Associate Professor of British politics at the University of Toulon, France. With Chris Gifford, she co-edited The UK Challenge to Europeanization: The Persistence of British Euroscepticism (Palgrave, 2015). Her most recent book is Prendre le large : le UKIP et le choix du Brexit (2017).

Contenu
Introduction1.From UKIP to Brexit: The Right-Wing Populist Surge in the UK2.The Brexit Referendum: How Eurosceptic Populism Transformed UK Politics3.The Populist Slur: Delegitimising Popular Grievances4.Is Podemos a Populist Party? An Analysis of its Discourse and Political Strategy5.AfD and FPÖ: Rejection of Immigration: The Basis of a Common National-Populist Identity6.Populism and Religion in the Lega's Discourse and Policies7.Populist(s) Rhetoric(s): a Linguistic Analysis of a Mentality of Italian politics in Republican Italy8.Economic Populist Attitudes in Western Europe and the United States9.Conservative Populism and the American Welfare State since the 1960s10.The Tea Party Movement in Pennsylvania: a New Brand of Populism?11.Religion, a Significant Factor in Donald Trump's Populism?12.The Populist Challenge to Foreign Policy: A Transatlantic PerspectiveConclusion