Populism and Illiberalism in Western Societies
A Sociological and Autopoietic Systems Perspective
Seiten
2024
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Unabridged edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-0364-0557-1 (ISBN)
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-0364-0557-1 (ISBN)
A major concern in Western countries today is the destabilising influence of radical right political forces which are intent on supplanting liberal democracy with something called illiberal democracy. This book offers a fresh perspective on our understanding of the phenomenon of populism which underpins this radical right challenge. Drawing on the systems theory of Niklas Luhmann, the author applies his conception of autopoietic social systems to the analysis of radical right populism in Britain, Europe and the United States. The unique aspect of this analysis is the bringing together of autopoietic systems theory with insights derived from a more conventional sociological viewpoint offered by Norbert Elias, Pierre Bourdieu, C. Wright Mills and Edwin Sutherland. The book will be of interest to students and researchers in political science and sociology, with a particular interest in applying Luhmann's work to issues relating to democracy and autocracy.
Dr John J. Rodger, BA, PhD is Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the School of Education and Social Sciences at the University of the West of Scotland. He was formerly an Associate Dean and Reader in Sociology and Social Policy at the University before retiring in 2014. He is the author of Family Life and Social Control: A Sociological Perspective (1996), From a Welfare State to a Welfare Society (2000), Criminalising Social Policy (2008) and The Welfare System and the Social Lifeworld, (2019). He has also published widely in major academic journals such as the Journal of Social Work, International Journal of Sociology & Social Policy, Social Policy and Administration, The Sociological Review, Sociology, and Political Studies.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 21.08.2024 |
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| Verlagsort | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 148 x 212 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-0364-0557-5 / 1036405575 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-0364-0557-1 / 9781036405571 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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