Get Your Knee Off Our Necks : From Slavery to Black Lives Matter / / edited by Bruce E. Johansen, Adebowale Akande |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2022.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (359 pages) |
Disciplina |
323.1196073
305.800973 |
Soggetto topico |
America - Politics and government
Political sociology Human rights World politics Race Criminal law American Politics Political Sociology Politics and Human Rights Political History Race and Ethnicity Studies Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law |
ISBN | 3-030-85155-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. I Can’t Breathe: Dying While Black in America: Today’s Lynchings and Ending the Heritage of Slavery -- Chapter 2. The Perils of Populism, Racism, and Sexism: The Trump Lesson Plan for African Americans and Women -- Chapter 3. Penal Populism: The End of Reason -- Chapter 4. White Supremacy and the Politics of Race -- Chapter 5. The Civil Rights Movement in Urban Microcosm: Omaha, Nebraska -- Chapter 6. Blackfacing, White Shaming, and Yellow Journalism: A Jaundiced View of How -- Contemporary PC Erodes First Amendment Principles -- Chapter 7. The U.S. House of Representative Ilhan Omar: Fighting Nativism and White Supremacy in Spirit of Queen Araweelo -- Chapter 8. Scientific Racism, Eugenics and Sanctimonious Treatments of Aboriginal Australians 1869-2008 -- Chapter 9. Brazil and Australia: Indigenous Peoples and the Fires This Time -- Chapter 10. Though the Heavens Should Fall: The Mansfield Decision (1772). |
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Handbook of racism, xenophobia, and populism : all forms of discrimination in the United States and around the globe / / Adebowale Akande, editor |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , c2022 : , : Springer, , [2022] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (971 pages) |
Disciplina | 320.019 |
Collana | Springer handbooks of political science and international relations |
Soggetto topico |
Political psychology
Philosophy of law Political sociology |
ISBN |
9783031135590
9783031135583 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface - WHAT ABOUT REFIGURING ``RACE´´? -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Historical Antecedents: The Materialist Beginnings -- Christopher Columbus -- Jim Crow -- Nazism -- Racism Beyond the Western World -- Functions and Ideology -- Conclusion -- References -- Part I: Rethinking the Nature of Prejudice -- Populism: A Conceptual Overview -- Introduction -- Right-Wing Populism -- Demagogy -- Neoliberalism -- Anti-Immigrationism -- Tomatoes and the Political Economy of Immigration -- Healthcare Personnel and Brain-Drain -- Democracy -- Procedural Versus Substantive Democracy -- Meritocracy -- Conclusion -- References -- Demagogy and Populism in the Americas -- Introduction -- North America: Donald Trump´s Demagogy and the American Dream -- Protofascism -- Immigration and the ``Ideology´´ of the Southern Border -- The Haitian Refugees -- South America: Jair Bolsonaro-The ``Trump of the Tropics´´ -- Climate Change -- Conclusion -- References -- Seeking Control of Life and the World Through Populist Politics -- Introduction -- Locus of Control -- Smart vs. Stupid -- Work -- Regaining a Sense of Control -- Religion -- Prejudice -- Locus of Control Meets the Politicians -- References -- Truth and Democracy: An Uncomfortable Relation in Contemporary American Democracy -- Introduction -- Legitimizing Slavery -- Slavery as the Root Cause of the Civil War -- Jim Crow-Era Racism -- Tea Party Politics in the Twenty-First Century -- Whose Vote Counts? -- Conclusion -- References -- Critical Race Theory: The Cutting Edge -- Introduction -- The Christian Bible -- The Declaration of Independence -- The U.S. Constitution -- The Slave Struggle -- Limitations of Civil Rights -- The CRT Critique -- Case Study: Needmore Community -- Psychology and CRT -- Jeremiah´s Solutions -- Allow Them All to Be Seen.
Efforts to Stop CRT -- Culture Wars -- The Problem with the Political Parties -- References -- The Relationship Between Mainstream and Populist Parties: The Portuguese Case -- Introduction -- Revisiting the Concepts -- The Relationship Between Mainstream and Populist Parties -- The Formation of the Portuguese Party System -- The Relationship Between Mainstream and Populist Parties in Portugal -- A Short Reflection on the Portuguese Electoral Results -- Conclusion -- References -- ``I Can´t Breathe´´: The Bible and Bonhoeffer on Race and Suffering in America -- Introduction -- Protests and Power -- The Inequality of ``I Can´t Breathe´´ -- A Spirituality for the Suffering -- A God Who Can´t Breathe -- References -- The Swedish Nightmare: The Dismantlement of Bounding Social Capital in Scandinavian Welfare States -- Introduction -- Objective -- Research Methodology -- Demographic Characteristics of Iranians in Scandinavian Countries -- Sweden -- Denmark -- Norway -- Investigating Cultural and Social Integration -- Investigating Economic Integration -- Sweden -- Denmark -- Norway -- The Paradox: Divided We Stand, Together We Fall -- Comprehending the Paradox -- Entrepreneurial Activities: Self-employment -- Theoretical Elaborations: Searching for an Answer-Toward Theoretical and Empirical Hypothesis -- Theoretical Elaboration A: Acculturation -- Theoretical Elaboration B: Trust -- Theoretical Elaboration C: Loyalty and Solidarity -- Theoretical Elaboration D: Social Capital, the Nature, and the Dynamic of the Ethnic Community -- Conclusion -- References -- Governance for Sustainable Development Goals in Cosmopolitan Governance: Basic Ethical Principles for Ethical Behavior in Publ... -- Introduction -- Peacekeeping, Respect for Human Dignity, and Sustainable Development Goals in Public and International Organizations. Organizational Governance and Stakeholder Management for Sustainability -- Basic Ethical Principles of Values-Driven Management in International Organizations -- Conclusion -- References -- Self-esteem and Intergroup Discrimination -- Introduction -- The Minimal Group Paradigm -- The Measurement of Self-esteem -- Self-esteem a `Relative State´ -- Summary -- Method -- Results -- Intergroup Discrimination -- Experimental Group Self-esteem -- Control Group Self-esteem -- Discussion -- Theoretical Implications -- Practical Implications -- Conclusion -- References -- Domain-Specific Self-esteem, Threats to Group Value and Intergroup Discrimination Amongst Minimal and Real Groups -- Introduction -- Study 1 -- Results -- Manipulation Checks -- Ingroup Favoring Allocations -- Self-esteem -- Discussion of Study 1 -- Study 2 -- Results -- Manipulation Checks -- Negative Outcome Allocations -- Self-esteem -- Discussion of Study 2 -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II: The Nature of Bias and Aggressive Policing -- The Nature of Bias: Effects of Institutionalized Prejudices and Theoretical Explanations for Its Development -- Introduction -- Institutional Biases -- Discrimination in the Educational Environment -- The Privatization of Public Schools -- The New Battleground for Prejudicial Attacks on Education: Social Media -- Theoretical Explanations for Prejudice -- The Roots of Bias: Ingroup Favoritism and Outgroup Derogation -- Five Theoretical Explanations for the Development of Group Biases -- Conclusion: Addressing Issues of Diversity -- References -- The Correlates of Prejudice: Groupthink and Individual Psychological Attributes -- Introduction -- Indoctrination and Groupthink -- Religious Fundamentalism as a Driver of Prejudice -- Right-Wing Political Ideology and Authoritarianism -- Individual Cognitive and Psychological Attributes -- Conclusion. References -- Many Roads Lead to Rome-College, Career, Commitment (Marriage or Profession), Oh My: Is Conceiving All These Still Extrinsical... -- Introduction -- Method -- Study One: Focus Group Interview -- Respondents -- Procedure -- Results and Discussion -- Life Roles Orientation (Family and Career Issues) -- Influences -- Confidence and Commitment -- Gender Self-Concept and Discrimination -- Study Two -- Method -- Respondents -- Procedure -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- Police Fiction: Native American Activists´ Political Murders at or Near Pine Ridge, South Dakota, 1973-1976 -- Leonard Peltier´s Run-in with the FBI -- Peltier´s Early Life -- Shootout at the Jumping Bulls´ Ranch -- Peltier´s Pursuit and Prosecution -- The Impossible Sighting -- Demands for a New Trial -- Gumshoes Come Calling -- Police Spying Backfires -- Two Intelligence Bureaucracies at Work -- Building Maestas´ FBI File -- Wounded Knee Intelligence -- Sounding Slightly Deviant and Dangerous -- Rumors Spread by the Seattle Police -- Making Nearly Nothing Sound Vaguely Sinister -- Dossier of a Supposed Subversive -- Following Maestas Day by Day -- Further Reading -- ``A Double-Edged Sword´´: Black Collegiate Women´s Perceptions of Law Enforcement -- Introduction -- Review of Literature -- Critical Race Theory -- The Devaluation of Black Women in American History -- The Devaluation of African American Women -- Jezebel and Mammy: Stereotypical Sexual Images of African American Women -- Devaluation of African American Women Regarding Beauty and Body Images -- The Strong Black Woman (SBW) -- Police Use of Force and the Normalization of Black Deaths -- The Normalization of Police Violence against Black People in America -- What Is Excessive Force? -- Methodology -- Data Analysis -- Findings -- Theme 1: Negative -- Theme 2: Conflicting. Theme 3: Law Enforcers -- Theme 4: Racist -- Discussion -- Limitations of the Current Study -- Directions for Future Research -- Conclusion -- References -- Part III: Social Identity and Intergroup Behavior -- How Ingroup Favoritism Functions As a Defense Against Threat -- Introduction -- Background -- Mortality Salience -- Terror Management Theory -- Worldview Defense -- Ingroup Favoritism -- Self-Esteem -- Locus of Control -- Mortality Salience vs Control Threat -- Summary -- Study 1 -- Method -- Participants -- Experimental Design -- Materials and Procedure -- Threat and Baseline Manipulations -- Self-Esteem -- Locus of Control -- Ingroup and Outgroup Evaluations -- Results -- Intergroup Differences -- Ingroup Favoritism -- Mortality Salience (MS): Relations between the Variables: Correlation and Regression Analysis in the MS Condition -- Control Threat: Relations Between the Variables-Correlation and Regression Analysis -- Baseline: Relations between the Variables-Correlation and Regression Analysis -- Discussion of Study 1 -- Study 2 -- Method -- Participants -- Experimental Design -- Materials and Procedure -- Study 2 Results -- Intergroup Differences -- Ingroup Favoritism -- Mortality Salience: Relations between the Variables-Correlation and Regression Analysis -- Control Threat: Relations Between the Variables-Correlation and Regression Analysis -- Baseline: Relations Between the Variables: Correlation and Regression Analysis -- Study 2 Discussion -- General Discussion -- Mortality Salience -- Control Threat -- Differences Between Threats -- Limitations -- Implications -- Conclusion -- References -- Part IV: Xenophobic Scapegoating and Racism -- Umshini Wami (Cry, the Beloved Continent!): Erasing South Africa´s Worsening Toxic Afrophobia, Afronegativity and Xeno-Racism-... -- Introduction -- South Africa -- Context and Experience. 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Leadership and Politics : New Perspectives in Business, Government and Society / / edited by Adebowale Akande |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2024.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (0 pages) |
Disciplina | 658.4092 |
Collana | Springer Studies on Populism, Identity Politics and Social Justice |
Soggetto topico |
Political leadership
Strategic planning Leadership Psychology, Industrial Globalization Economics - Psychological aspects Political science Political Leadership Business Strategy and Leadership Leadership Psychology Behavioral Economics Governance and Government |
ISBN | 9783031564154 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Introduction: The Ambiguity of Leadership and Politics -- Chapter 2. Machiavellian Leader Effectiveness: The Protective Role of Social Astuteness -- Chapter 3. An in-group Favoritism and Belonging in the Minimal Group Paradigm -- Chapter 4. Changes in the World of Work: An Austrian Investigation -- Chapter 5. Political Leaders and Relevant in-group Threat Can Determine Whether Negative Attitudes Toward Muslims and Jews Are Perceived as Relatively Truthful or Prejudiced: An on-line Experimental Analysis -- Chapter 6. Line of Sight: The Nature and Dynamics of Organizational Strategy’s Internal Dimensions -- Chapter 7. Unethical Pro-organizational Behavior and Flourishing: An Investigation of Why, How, and Under What Circumstances -- Chapter 8. Servant Leadership as an Enhancer of Sustainable Development and Customer’s Attitude to Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry -- Chapter 9. The Myth of Strategic Leadership -- Chapter 10. Dark Triad Personalities and Political Skill: Testand Amplification of Toxic Career Theory -- Chapter 11. Politics and Workplace: Social Identity, Collective Self-esteem, and Intergroup Discrimination -- Chapter 12. The Intersection of Race and Gender Within Leadership: Implications for Organizational Politics -- Chapter 13. Theorizing Favoritism -- Chapter 14. Prejudice Against Asians: The Role of Belonging as a Predictor and an Outcome of Intergroup Discrimination Against Asians in New Zealand -- Chapter 15. Emotion of Politics (Unity) Versus Politics of Emotions (Division): Black Panethnicity Among Native and Foreign-born Blacks -- Chapter 16. Violence in the Workplace -- Chapter 17. Leading Change by Leveraging Cultural Strength: When Religious Leaders Champion Gender Equity with Religion as a Strength -- Chapter 18. The Language of Political Violence in Northern Ireland -- Chapter 19. The Psychology of Populism: Tribal Challenges to Liberal Democracy -- Chapter 20. Democratic and Populist Leadership: Between Democracy and Autocracy -- Chapter 21. Recognising Leadership Potential: Looking Beyond Comparative Perspectives on Aid -- Chapter 22. A Controversial Cloak for Controversial Actions: The Unitary Executive Theory and Donald Trump’s Populist Presidency - - Personality, Politics, and Perceptions -- Chapter 23. Qualitative Research on Leadership and Politics: A Critical Theoretical Reappraisal -- Chapter 24. The Performance of Women Analysts in Earnings Call Conferences: A Textual Analysis -- Chapter 25. The Challenge of Artificial Intelligence in Marketing for Leaders: Understanding and Managing Ethical Risks. |
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The perils of populism : the end of the American century? / / Adebowale Akande, editor |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (530 pages) |
Disciplina | 320.56620973 |
Altri autori (Persone) | AkandeAdebowale |
Collana | Springer Studies on Populism, Identity Politics and Social Justice Series |
Soggetto topico |
Democracy - United States - History - 21st century
Populism - United States - History - 21st century |
ISBN | 3-031-36343-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- The Decline of American Politics -- Implications -- References -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Contributors -- Part I Introduction: The Rhetoric and Myth of a Diffuse Concept-Populism -- Prologue -- The Danger of Trumpian Populism -- I the People, the Rhetoric of a ``Would Be/Wanna Be´´ Goliath (Trump): On Populist Watch -- Introduction and Background -- The Normative and Evaluative ``Myth´´ of a Diffuse Concept: Populism -- Epitome of Populism -- Falsehood-Fakery-Mockery or Insanity? Or Both? -- Trump´s Unlimited Fantasies -- Orwellian Slippery Slope -- U.S. Constitution? Trump Calls for the Termination of the Constitution -- Choosing Democracy Over Monarchy: the Day that Democracy Would Die -- Presidential Debate Biden vs. Trump -- Inseparable Discussion-Conclusion and Overview -- References -- Part II: Ambivalence of Populism -- Democracy in Perplexity: Donald Trump Entangled in a Colonial Legacy of Race-Based Enfranchisement -- Introduction -- Donald Trump and Other Republicans -- What Causes Democracy -- The Natural History of Enfranchisement -- Warfare and True Universal Suffrage -- White Suffrage and Black Enfranchisement -- Trump and the Threat to Democracy -- References -- Cultural Backlash: The Long-Term Damage of Trump´s Legacy to American Democracy and Global Politics -- Introduction -- Background -- Populism´s Effect on Democracy -- The Global Effect of Populism -- How Populism Dismantles Democracies and How Trump Assaulted the American Presidency -- Trump´s Effect on Global Politics -- Conceptualization of Trump´s Effect on Democracy -- Conclusion -- References -- Trump, Authoritarian Populism, COVID-19 Pandemic, and Technopolitics: From a U.S. Perspective -- Introduction -- COVID-19, Eco-crisis, and Global Viralization -- Authoritarian Populism, COVID-19, and Crises of Democracy.
Authoritarian Populism, Crises of Democracy, and the Dialectics of Technopolitics -- Conclusion -- References -- Trump´s Big Lie and the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol: Going Beyond the Select Committee Report -- Introduction -- J6 and the Select Committee Report -- Looking Beyond the Select Committee Report -- J6 as a Racial Project -- Race and Voter Suppression -- Race and Law Enforcement -- Race and Religion -- Race and Protofascism -- J6 and ``Plutocratic Democracy´´ -- Democracy -- Plutocratic Democracy -- Conclusion -- References -- Part III: The Nexus of Populism and Foreign Policy -- In Search of the Elusive Trump Doctrine -- Introduction -- American Foreign Policy Doctrines -- Searching for the Trump Doctrine in the Middle East -- The Surge in Afghanistan -- Responding to Syria´s Chemical Weapons Attacks -- Pulling Back from Striking Iran -- Withdrawing U.S. Troops from Syria -- Killing General Qasem Suleimani -- Conclusion -- References -- Ever Enough: The Policy ``Deals´´ of Trump White House -- Introduction -- The Policy Implications of President Donald J. Trump -- Background and Rationale -- Donald Trump and Healthcare Policies -- Donald Trump and Immigration Policy -- Donald Trump and Education Policy -- Donald Trump and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBTQ) Community -- Donald Trump and Federal Policy on Crime and Justice -- Conclusion -- References -- Part IV: Trump and World Order: Trends in Polarization and Resilience -- Polarization, Trump, and Transatlantic Relations -- Introduction -- Background -- Strength of Transatlantic Relations: Definitions and Analytical Framework -- Transatlantic Relations -- The Transatlantic Relationship: Continuity and Change -- Domestic US Polarization and the Transatlantic Relationship -- Political Polarization and US Domestic Politics. So How Does a Fragmented Domestic Affairs Impact Transatlantic Relation? -- Trump´s Foreign Policy and the Transatlantic Relationship -- Trump´s NATO Policy -- Trump and the EU -- What Are the Long-Term Implications for the Transatlantic Partnership? -- Conclusion -- References -- Latinos for Trump: 2020 US Election Results: Why Did So Many Latinos Back Trump? -- Introduction -- The Latino Vote -- An Unsurprising Shift -- From Viva Kennedy to the Regan Revolution -- Latinos since 2016 -- Misinformation and Disinformation -- A Genuine Appeal -- Conclusion -- References -- The US-Iran Showdown: Was it Smart for President Trump to Authorize the Assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani? -- Introduction -- Background -- Anecdotal Evidence that Removing Leaders can Make Groups more Extreme -- The Case of the al-Aqsa Martyrs´ Brigade -- The Case of the Afghan Taliban -- Testing the Impact of Decapitation Strikes on Militant Group Tactics -- Not all Militant Leaders Are the Same -- Conclusion -- References -- Part V: Power Without Persuasion and the Social Construction of Trump´s Reality -- A Critical Inquiry into US Media´s Fact-Checking and Compendiums of Donald Trump´s Falsehoods and ``Lies´´ -- Introduction -- Fact-Checking Trump´s Compendiums of ``Lies´´ -- Method -- Result/Analysis -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- The Trump Effect: A Journalistic Discourse Analysis of Islamophobic Rhetoric in Facebook Comments -- Introduction -- Media Coverage of Muslims -- Visual Representations -- Conservative Media -- Trump´s Influence on Conservative Media -- The Trump Role in the Process -- Networked Gatekeeping -- Response from Liberals -- Hegemonic Framing -- Republicans and the 2022 Mid-Term Elections -- Conclusion -- References -- The Linguistic Construction of Trump´s Social Reality -- Introduction -- Trump and Mainstream Media -- Method. Results and Discussion -- News Practice and Partisan Media -- Trump´s Linguistics -- References -- Part VI: De-democratization-Populism, Partisanship and Pandemic -- Trump Redux: The Former President and Political Turmoil Go Hand-in-Hand -- Introduction -- Past -- Presidents Are Capable of Good Deeds -- Future -- He Isn´t Going Away -- Nietzsche, Trump, and the American Far Right -- Introduction -- What Is it in Trump and the Far Right that Makes us Think about Nietzsche? -- Nietzsche and Right-Wing Ideologists behind Trump´s Politics -- Nietzsche and the Move from Conservative to Ultra-Conservative Political Thought in America -- An Ultra-Conservative Interpretation of Nietzsche as the Ideologist of the Right -- How Does the Right with Trump´s Ideology Abuse Nietzsche as a Political Philosopher? -- Is it Correct to Say that Nietzsche Was a Radical Conservative? -- Trump´s Nietzscheanism Adopts the Search for Superman as the Core of Radical Conservatism -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Donald Trump, Populist: Threat to American Democracy? -- Introduction -- Populism, Populists, and the ``will´´ of the People -- Donald J. Trump, Populist -- Exemplifying Negative Populism -- Becoming President -- Gaining the Republican Party´s Nomination -- Winning the Presidency -- A Negative Populist in the White House -- Donald J. Trump, Populist or Demagogue? -- The President and the January 6 Insurrection -- Not Being the President, a Populist Wandering the Wilderness? -- References -- Trump Administration´s Approach to Global Health Governance -- Introduction -- Global Health Governance: Theoretical Considerations -- The World Health Organization and Global Health Governance -- The World Health Organization: An Intergovernmental Approach to Health Security -- Global Health Governance at a Crossroads. President Trump´s Approach to Global Health Governance -- Re-Organization, (De)Funding, and Unilateralism -- US´ Withdrawal from the World Health Organization -- The Effects of US´s Withdrawal from the World Health Organization -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- Part VII: L´étranger, Resentment, and the Truth -- Trumpism and Putinism: Just Old Wine in New Bottles -- Introduction -- Defining the Concepts of Populism and Ideology -- The Bromance Between Trump and Putin -- Putinism: A Populist Mentality -- Trumpism: Inside and beyond Trump´s Brand -- Putinism and Trumpism: Similarities and Differences -- Conclusion -- References -- Who Are You, Donald J. Trump? -- Introduction -- What? Becoming a Spin Dictator -- Why? Personality and Ethics -- Personality Traits -- Ethical Values -- Interpersonal Relations -- Aggressive -- Outgoing -- Dauntless -- Communication Style -- Decision-Making Style -- Negotiation Behavior -- Conclusion -- References -- Odds and Ends: The Importance of the Political and the Social in Explaining Mortality and Contingency in the Era of Trump -- Introduction -- Terror Management Theory -- The Allure of Charismatic Leaders -- Fatal Attraction: The American Presidency -- Death: The Trump Card -- The Politics of Mortality: Election Results as a Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Looking Forward to 2024 -- References -- Part VIII: Climate Change Denial and Populist Antiestablishment Attitude -- The Role of Populism and Private Property Rights in President Trump´s Decision to Withdraw from the Paris Agreement on Climate... -- Introduction -- Populism-And Donald Trump -- The Role of Populism in Issues Related to the US Environment -- The White House Debate about Withdrawing from the Paris Agreement -- The White House Speech -- What Was Not in the Speech: An Attack on Climate Change Science -- Property Rights and the Environment. |
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U. S. democracy in danger : the American political system under assault / / Adebowale Akande, editor |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2023 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxiv, 604 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
Altri autori (Persone) | AkandeAdebowale |
Collana | Springer Studies on Populism, Identity Politics and Social Justice Series |
Soggetto topico | Democracy - United States - History - 21st century |
ISBN | 3-031-36099-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- United States and The World: The Society of the Spectacle -- Introduction -- Donald Trump´s Unpredictability: The Reality Show Spectacle -- Who Owns the GOP? Koch´s Americans for Prosperity or Donald Trump -- It´s Time to Move on from Donald -- The Future -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Contributors -- Part I: Introduction: The American Democracy -- Donald Trump, Populism, and the Struggle to Save Democracy -- Introduction -- A Broad Overview of the Area -- References -- American Presidency: Alternative Facts or Alternative Audiences? Different Media Perspectives on Trump -- Introduction and Background -- First Case Addiction -- Second Case Addiction -- The First and Second Case Addiction Explained -- The Third Case Addiction: Trump-Related Scholarly Literature -- Fourth Case Addiction: Trump a Threat to American Democracy -- Discussion and Path to the Interpretations of Meaning -- Further Discussion and Overview -- References -- Part II: Unmasking the Presidency -- The Tenets of Trumpism and the Assault on American and Global Democracy -- Introduction and Background -- How Can We Define Populism? -- Populism in Interaction with Democracy -- Retrenching Democracy under the Destructive Populism -- How Populism Dismantles Democracies and How Trump Followed the Pattern? -- Trumpism: The Impact of Destructive Trump´s Populism on American and Global Democracy -- Conceptual Framework for Modeling the Rise of Autocracy under Trumpism -- Conclusion -- References -- Trump and Other Nationalist and Populist Leaders: Between Charisma and Trickery -- Introduction -- The Role of the Charisma, Trickery, and the Mentality of Group -- Populism in America: Trump, Lula, and Bolsonaro -- Trump: An Endless Populist Brand -- Lula da Silva´s Socioeconomic Populism -- Bolsonaro: The Captain Who Would Not Become General.
Populism in Europe: From Marine LePen to Orbn and Putin -- The Several Stages of Orbn´s Political Metamorphosis -- Marine Le Pen: The New Image of the Heritage -- Putin: The Creation of a New Tsar -- Conclusion -- References -- The Role of Celebrity in the Trump Administration -- Introduction -- Theoretical Background -- Presidential Pardons and ``The War on Drugs´´ -- The Pardon of Alice Marie Johnson -- The Pre-Incarceration and Postincarceration Life of Alice Marie Johnson -- Trump´s Use of Presidential Power to Advance Celebrity Agenda -- Factors That Contributed to the Pardon of Alice Marie Johnson -- How Presidential Pardons Benefit Individuals, Families, and Communities -- Conclusion -- References -- The Post-election Republican Effort to Overturn the 2020 Election Results: Background and Context -- Introduction -- Trump in Context -- The GOP´s Reaction to Election Loss: Denial and Lawsuits -- Howling at the Moon: Conspiracy Theories and the Attempt to Overthrow Democracy -- Concluding Thoughts -- References -- Insurrection, Divided America, and a Failed Coup: The Capitol Attack and Its Aftermath -- Introduction -- The Climax: January 6, 2021 -- The Aftermath -- Concluding Thoughts -- References -- Part III: Trump´s Diplomatic Learning Curve and the American Evangelicals -- From ``Nipple´´ to ``Nambia´´ and Everything In-Between: Donald Trump´s Mental Maps and the Unraveling of the Liberal World (D... -- Introduction -- Geographic Mental Maps and Foreign Policy-Making -- American Mental Maps of the Post-War World -- ``America First´´ and Donald Trump´s Mental Maps of a Post-Liberal Global Order -- Conclusion: Moving Beyond Trump and ``America First´´? -- References -- Trump and the Performance of ``The Other´´ and Stigmatization: The Twitterization of Newsmaking and Monetizing -- Introduction -- Trump´s Bio. Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) -- The Other and Stigmatism -- The Acceptance Speech -- Stigmatizing and The Other -- Jan. 6 -- Why Are Americans Trending toward Narcissism? -- Harmful Effects of Narcissism -- The Threat of Narcissism and Trump -- Discussion -- References -- Why Evangelical Christian Women Voted for Donald Trump: A Crisis of Conscience and Moral Integrity-The Cognitive Dissonance -- Introduction -- Theoretical Background -- Evangelicalism -- Cognitive Dissonance -- Method -- Results -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Part IV: How Media Coverage, Rhetoric and the ``Fringe´´ Created the President -- Trump´s Misogyny Widens Populist Cracks in US Democracy -- Introduction -- ``Trump´´: The Misogyny and Presidency -- Trump´s Egomediac Macho Is Front Page News -- Businessman Trump: Money, Money, Money -- Misogynist Trump vs. Feminist Clinton -- Make America Great Again (MAGA) -- Trump Loves Iowa and Its Caucuses -- Republican Iowa Home to Populist Voters -- Presidential Candidate Trump´s First 2023 Campaign Trip in Iowa -- Republicans in the Iowa House and Senate Pass Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills -- Republican Governor Signs Several Bills to Ban Abortion -- Iowans Have the Right to Bear Arms -- Iowa Universities Ordered to Stop Teaching Critical Race Theory -- Iowa Gerrymanders and Revises Voting Rights -- Governor Returns COVID-19 Relief Funds and Prohibits Iowa Government Agencies Requiring Employees to Vaccinate -- Iowa´s 2024 Republican Caucus -- President Trump: A Political Egomediac -- Candidate Trump: Playing Another 18 Holes -- Trump: Most Popular Book Title -- ``Trump´´: The Resurrection of Patriarchal Misogyny -- References -- Trump´s Rhetorical Way to Presidency -- Introduction -- Theoretical Framework -- Persuasion -- Anti-Politics and Anti-Intellectualism -- Discussion: The Rhetoric of Donald J. Trump -- Make It Simple. Make It Negative -- Make It ``Twitty´´ -- Conclusion -- References -- How Donald Trump Used Wittgenstein´s ``Language Games´´ as Instruments to Create Own Form of Life and Drive Message Home -- Introduction -- Language Games as Instrument to Affect Social Practice -- How Language Signs Construct Our Own Form of Life -- Theoretical Toolkit -- Method -- Analysis -- Abortion -- Religion -- Terrorism -- Promises -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Part V: `A President of the People or a President of His People´? -- A Legacy of Harm: Violence Against Women and the Trump Administration -- Introduction -- Lawfare and Trump´s Enduring Legacy -- The Prolife Agenda -- Immediate Consequences -- Beyond Abortion -- Sexual Discrimination and Harassment Protections -- Wordfare -- Concluding Thoughts -- References -- Black Lives Matter in the Time of Trump and Beyond -- Introduction -- Theoretical Framework -- Black Lives Matter -- Donald J. Trump and BLM -- Lessons Learned -- Limitations -- Conclusion -- References -- Part VI: Democracy and the Surge of Populist Nationalism -- Messianic and Autocratic Populisms´ Waves in the Recent History of the Americas: Continuities, Twists, and Rupture -- Introduction -- Populism, Democracy, and Authoritarianism -- Populist Ruptures in The Americas -- Constructing and Performing the People -- Populists in Power -- Aftermaths -- Conclusion -- Donald J. Trump in the Whirlwind of Populism and Globalization -- Introduction -- Patriotism in the Age of Hyper Partisanship -- Donald J. Trump: Leader of the New Age of Eurobliviousness! -- Trumpian Racial Politics -- Avoiding the Second Impeachment: The Personification of the Privilege on Non-pigment -- District of Columbia -- Conclusion: House Select Committee Investigation -- References -- Part VII: That´s Not in My American History Book. Authority Shift in a Post-Truth World -- Introduction -- Background -- Concluding Comments -- References -- Part VIII: Donald Owns the GOP: Winning Again, Believe Me, Witch-Hunt -- Alternative Facts, Political Lies, and Lying in Politics: A Paradigm of Bush and Trump Administrations -- Introduction -- Bushspeak and the Politics of Lying -- Donald Trump and the Politics of Lying -- The Trump Campaign, Birtherism, and Donald´s Daily Lies -- The Trump Presidency, Fake News, and Bullshit -- Conclusion -- References -- Neo-Liberal Populism and Democracy Under Siege: Some Thoughts on Trump(ism) -- Introduction -- Trump as Political Myth -- Trump and Populism -- Populism and Conservative Thought -- Trump and Violence -- Conclusion -- Trump and Nihilism: Concluding Reflections -- References -- Is the President a King? The Unitary Executive Theory and the Presidency of Donald J. Trump -- Introduction -- The Unitary Executive Theory -- The Unitarian Executive before Trump -- Trump As Unitary -- Unitary Rhetoric -- Implicit Unitary Rhetoric -- Explicit Unitary Rhetoric -- Unitary Actions -- Giving Orders -- Controlling Information -- The Removal Power -- Signing Statements -- Bold Claims of Power -- Lack of Deference to Traditional Judicial Functions -- Criticisms of Trump as Unitary -- Trump as Non-Unitary -- Failure to Control -- An Empty Executive -- Inconsistency, not Unity -- Subordinates´ Support -- Subordinates´ Insubordination -- Active Resistance -- Ignored -- Solitary, not Unitary -- Not Empirically Unitary -- A Different Sort of Unitarian? -- Less Unitary Rhetoric -- Different Unitary Ends -- A Convenient Cover? -- Conclusion -- References -- Part IX: A Tale of Two Paradigms: Politics and Pandemics -- Assessing Trump Administration´s National Security Strategy in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case for a ``Common´´ an... -- Introduction -- COVID-19 and the Trump Administration. |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2023 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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