Cleavage politics and the populist right [[electronic resource] ] : the new cultural conflict in Western Europe / / Simon Bornschier

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910452478003321
• Autore: Bornschier Simon
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, c2010
• ISBN: 1-4399-0194-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (261 p.)
• Collana: The social logic of politics
• Disciplina: 324.2/13094
• Soggetti: Political parties - Europe, Western; Right-wing extremists - Europe, Western; Populism - Europe, Western; Culture conflict - Europe, Western; Electronic books.; Europe, Western Politics and government
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: A dynamic perspective on cleavages and the populist right -- Putting right-wing populist parties in context -- The new cultural conflict and the populist right in Western Europe -- The extreme-right-wing populist party family -- New political divides and historical cleavages -- From structure to culture and back : the perpetuation and transformation of historical cleavages -- Research design and methods -- The new cultural cleavage and the populist right in France, Switzerland, and Germany -- France : the reshaping of cultural conflicts and the rise of the Front National -- Switzerland : the transformation of the Swiss People's Party -- Germany : a constricted ideological space and the failure of the extreme right -- The redefinition of cultural conflicts and the transformation of Western European party systems.
• Sommario/riassunto: Over the last two decades, right-wing populist parties in Western Europe have gained sizable vote shares and power, much to the fascination and consternation of political observers. Meshing traditionalism and communitarian ideals, right-wing populist parties have come to represent a polar normative ideal to the New Left in Western Europe. In his dynamic study Cleavage Politics and the Populist ; Right, Simon Bornschier applies a cultural as well as political dimension to analyze the parties of both the right and left in six countries. He develops a theory that integrates the role

Regime change begins at home [[electronic resource] ] : freeing America from corporate rule / / Charles Derber

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910456348003321
• Autore: Derber Charles
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: San Francisco, : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, c2004
• ISBN: 1-282-29881-X; 9786612298813; 1-60509-294-0
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: ix, 291 p. : ill
• Disciplina: 320.973
• Soggetti: Business and politics - United States; Corporate power - United States; Electronic books.; United States Politics and government 2001-2009
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Since 1980, America has been run by a corporate regime that has co-opted both political parties and shifted sovereignty from "we the people" to trans-national corporations. The result has been job insecurity for millions of workers, debts as far as the eye can see, and a dangerous quest for global domination. Democracy itself has been undermined and the Constitution weakened. This regime must be overturned! And, as Charles Derber demonstrates in his provocative new book, it can be. After all, Derber points out, there have been other corporate regimes in American history, although this latest version is by far the most extreme. Still, the corporate regimes of the Gilded Age and Roaring Twenties were overturned. To create regime change again, it will require bold, creative strategies, uniting progressives and ; conservatives in a new politics, which Derber outlines in detail. Regime Change Begins at Home exposes the many lies the corporate regime has used to maintain itself throughout its history, from the Cold War to the Iraq war, with a particular emphasis on how the Bush administration has cynically sought to, as Condelezza Rice once put it, "capitalize on the opportunities" presented by 9/11. Derber reveals how the Bush administration has used the so-called "war on terror" to frighten and distract the public. But regime change is possible. In Part III, Derber lays out the vision of a new regime, describing the social movements now fighting to achieve it, and the major new political realignment-one spanning the traditional conservative-liberal divide-that can make it happen. Derber does not minimize the difficulty of the task ahead, but he offers hope and specific, sophisticated, often surprising advice for defeating the regime and returning America to its citizens.