4166 - Democracy on the Defense: Rising Authoritarianism and Populism

Session Submission Type: Paper Session 100min

Description

Populism is no longer confined to Latin America or to the margins of European or American politics. With the rise of global populism, its relationship with democracy needs to be addressed. Is populism the answer to the deficits of participation and representation of existing democracies? Alternatively, is populism a threat to democracy? This panel will explore the ambiguities of different variants of populism worldwide for democratization. We will distinguish populist critiques toward the establishment and their promises to return power to the people, from their autocratic practices once in government.

Sub Unit

• Section on Political Sociology / Democracy on the Defense: Rising Authoritarianism and Populism

Session Organizer

• Carlos de la Torre, University of Kentucky

Presider

• Carlos de la Torre, University of Kentucky

Individual Presentations

• A Tale of Two Populisms - Marco Z. Garrido, University of Chicago

• The Conquest of Hearts: The Central Role of Ottoman Nostalgia within Contemporary Turkish Populism - Yagmur Karakaya, University of Minnesota

• The Populist Emotional Politization of Race and Ethnicity - Carlos de la Torre, University of Kentucky

• Two Revolutions Compared: Cuba and Venezuela - Silvia Pedraza, University of Michigan; Carlos A. Romero, Universidad Central de Venezuela

Discussant

• Robert S. Jansen, University of Michigan