Populism Versus the New Globalization

In this succinct overview of contemporary populism, Axford dispels the myth of the new populism's conceptual opposition to globalization. Instead, he charts the connections between the forces of the new 21st century globalization and the rise of national populism. The author brilliantly incorporates the role of localism in the emergence of populist movements and shows how these localist forces provide a new narrative for interpreting globalization in the 21st century. While populism is a very broad and fuzzy concept, the author successfully makes a meaningful and highly insightful contribution to the understanding of contemporary global politics. This book will be extremely useful for upper-undergraduate and graduate level courses on democracy, global governance and world politics.