This edited volume breaks new ground and opens up new perspectives by capturing the role played by claims to authenticity in populist discourses in Brazil, India and Ukraine. By conceiving of both triumphant populism and increasing demands for authenticity as expressions of crisis, the volume seeks to satisfy the need to take a closer look at yearnings for orientation in a globalised world that is often associated with rapid social change and the disappearance of old certainties. Starting from the assumption that media play a crucial role for populist discourses of authenticity, the volume moves beyond conventional and social media by expanding its focus to media in formal education, notably school textbooks and curricula. These two particular media formats lastingly shape younger generations and thus the future. The proposed volume adopts global perspectives from three postcolonial countries that are often beyond the scope of studies dealing with populist discourses and media entanglements – insights that contribute new aspects to international scholarly debates.
Author(s): Christoph Kohl, Barbara Christophe, Heike Liebau, Achim Saupe
Series: Global Political Sociology
Edition: 1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Year: 2021
Language: English
Commentary: TruePDF
Pages: 242
Tags: International Relations Theory
Contents
List of Contributors
Manifestations of Populism and Lessons Learnt
Claims to Authenticity in Populist Discourses: General Introduction to the Volume
Populist Discourses and Claims to Authenticity
Authentication Strategies in Populist Discourses: India, Brazil, and the Ukraine
New Media and School Textbooks as Arenas of Populist Discourses: Chapter Outline
Bibliography
Materializations of Populism in Today’s Politics: Global Perspectives
The Cinderella Complex
The Rise of the Concept of Populism
Strategies of Populism
Anti-liberalism
Distrust of Traditional Media
Counter-Strategies
Defensive Strategies for Dealing with Populism
Ignore It
Quarantine It
Adapt the Concerns and Rhetoric of Populists
Positive Strategies for Dealing with Populism
Confront It
Active Discussion
Inclusive Political Participation
Media Awareness and Education
Socio-Economic Welfare and Cultural Openness
Conclusion
Bibliography
Theorizing Populism: Lessons Learned from the Indian Example
Introduction
Re-signifying Progressive Politics
Technocratic Liberalism and Demagoguery
Culture, Passions, and the Emergent Social Psychology
New Cultural Subalterns
Conclusion: Economic Elites Versus New Cultural Subalterns
Bibliography
Populism and the Media
Populism and the Media: Introduction to Part II
Bibliography
Populism and the Media in Brazil: The Case of Jair Bolsonaro
In Search of a Concept
Populism in Brazil
Is Bolsonaro a Populist?
The Power of the New Media
Conclusion
References
“Matters of the Heart”: The Sentimental Indian Prime Minister on All India Radio
Introduction
The Populist Prime Minister: From Nehru to Narendra—Continuities in Indian Political Oratory
Modi “Online” on All India Radio? Populist Hybrid Media Technologies
Mann Ki Baat as a Sensational Form: The Nation as an Aesthetic Formation
Modi and the Registers of Populistic Rhetoric
The Sentimental Prime Minister: Of Tears and Emotional Connections
Direct Hotline with the Aam Aadmi (Common Man): The PM and/as ‘the People’
Historical Authenticity: The Prime Minister and Civilization Speak
Conclusion
Bibliography
The 2019 Presidential Election in Ukraine: Populism, the Influence of the Media, and the Victory of the Virtual Candidate
Introduction: Presidential Elections in 2019
Zelenskyi vs. Poroshenko: Introducing the Main Rivals
Volodymyr Zelenskyi
Petro Poroshenko
Poroshenko vs. Zelenskyi: Rhetoric and Key Messages
Poroshenko’s Rhetoric
Zelenskyi’s Rhetoric
Media and Digital Technologies in the 2019 Presidential Election
Claims to Authenticity in the Election Campaign
Bibliography
Educational Media and Populism
Educational Media and Populism: Introduction to Part III
Impacts of Textbooks
Impacts on Textbooks
Conclusion
Bibliography
Against Indoctrination: The Movement Escola Sem Partido in Educational Media of Present-Day Brazil
Escola Sem Partido (ESP)
Right-Wing and Extreme Right Movements in Present-Day Brazil
Improvements to the Brazilian Educational System. Ethno-Racial and Gender Problems and Textbook Production
Threats to Educational Media in Brazil
Final Considerations
Bibliography
Populist Pulp in a Democracy: Propagandist Textbooks of the Hindu Right
The Textbooks of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh
The Curricular Revolution of 2004–2008
What Is Nationalism?
Sewing It Together
Bibliography
Gender and Patriotic Education: Populist Discourses and the Post-Colonial Condition in School Media
Introduction
Ukraine as a Postcolonial Society
Populism: Theoretical Considerations
Methodological Considerations
Education and Formation of a Nation
Patriotic Education and Gender
“Defence of the Homeland”
“Family Values” Textbooks and the “Ethics of Family Life” Course
Conclusion
Bibliography
