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Rethinking Civil Resistance in the Face of Rightwing Populism: A Theoretical Inquiry
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Abstract This paper seeks to examine some theoretical limitations potentially undermining civil resistance campaigns countering rightwing populism, and suggests how we might rethink the politics of nonviolent struggle. It argues that protests against rightwing populism have generally tackled the 'supply side... mehr
This paper seeks to examine some theoretical limitations potentially undermining civil resistance campaigns countering rightwing populism, and suggests how we might rethink the politics of nonviolent struggle. It argues that protests against rightwing populism have generally tackled the 'supply side' of populism or populist leaders. However, little attention has been paid to the 'demand side', which explains why constituents vote for populists. Increasing support for populist leaders reflects a collective perception that established political institutions are not living up to the expectations of ordinary people. In response to rightwing populism, civil resistance movements will need to engage two fronts of the struggle. The first is economic inequality perpetuated by a neoliberal order against which rightwing populists claim to defend the 'people'. The second front entails a cultural reconstruction of the notion of the 'people' in response to cultural anxiety that has given ground to populist nativist discourses. This article proposes that both of these tasks require a conceptual reconfiguration of nonviolent resistance regarding power and culture.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Widerstandsbewegung; Widerstand; ziviler Ungehorsam; Protestbewegung; politisches Verhalten; Bürger; Partei; Wahlverhalten; Abstimmung; Populismus; politische Rechte; politische Partizipation; Gewaltlosigkeit
Klassifikation
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Freie Schlagwörter
politischer Widerstand; politisch-gesellschaftliches Verhalten; Verhältnis Bürger - Parteien; Rechte Orientierung
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2018
Seitenangabe
S. 7-22
Zeitschriftentitel
Journal of Peacebuilding & Development, 13 (2018) 3
Heftthema
Authoritarian Populism and Atavistic Nationalism: 21st Century Challenges to Peacebuilding and Development
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/15423166.2018.1496028
ISSN
2165-7440
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)