The Populist Explosion: How the Great Recession Transformed American and European Politics

Far and away the most incisive examination of the central development in contemporary politics: the rise of populism on both the right and the left. Superb.""--Thomas Edsall, New York Times columnistWhat's happening in global politics? As if overnight, many Democrats revolted and passionately backed a socialist named Bernie Sanders; the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union ; the vituperative billionaire Donald Trump became the presidential nominee of the Republican party; and a slew of rebellious parties continued to win elections in Switzerland, Norway, Italy, Austria, and Gre.

• | Author: John B. Judis
• | Publisher: Columbia Global Reports
• | Publication Date: October 05, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 184 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0997126442
• | ISBN-13: 9780997126440