{"product_id":"for-a-left-populism-isbn-9781786637567","title":"For a Left Populism","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat is the “populist moment” and what does it mean for the left?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are currently witnessing in Western Europe a “populist moment” that signals the crisis of neoliberal hegemony. The central axis of the political conflict will be between right- and left-wing populism. By establishing a frontier between “the people” and “the oligarchy,” a left–populist strategy could bring together the manifold struggles against subordination, oppression and discrimination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis strategy acknowledges that democratic discourse plays a crucial role in the political imaginary of our societies. And through the construction of a collective will, mobilizing common affects in defence of equality and social justice, it will be possible to combat the xenophobic policies promoted by right-wing populism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn redrawing political frontiers, this “populist moment” points to a “return of the political” after years of postpolitics. A return may open the way for authoritarian solutions—through regimes that weaken liberal-democratic institutions—but it could also lead to a reaffirmation and extension of democratic values\u003c\/p\u003e“Argues in favor of leftist populism as a means to combat both elitist, neoliberal technocracy and reactionary, xenophobic versions of populism.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Influencing left parties as they enter government, from Greece to Portugal to Mexico. It is a beach-sized introduction to a major left thinker of the twenty-first century.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e —Paul Mason, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e (Summer Reads)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Refreshingly bereft of the sputtering outrage and bafflement that characterizes the growing genre of liberal self-help books, Mouffe channels populism’s agonistic clarity.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Thea Riofrancos, \u003ci\u003en+1\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “An admirable attempt to get us thinking again about what a worthwhile politics might look like, one based on notions of equality, ecology, sovereignty, solidarity and social justice.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Gavin Jacobson, \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChantal Mouffe\u003c\/b\u003e is the Professor of Political Theory at the Centre for the Study of Democracy at the University of Westminster. Her books include \u003ci\u003eGramsci and Marxist Theory\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHegemony and Socialist Strategy\u003c\/i\u003e (with Ernesto Laclau), \u003ci\u003eDimensions of Radical Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Return of the Political\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Democratic Paradox\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOn the Political\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAgonistics\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePodemos: In the Name of the People\u003c\/i\u003e (with Íñigo Errejón).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302245454053,"sku":"NP9781786637567","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781786637567.jpg?v=1767727536","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/for-a-left-populism-isbn-9781786637567","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}