Why Now? Populism and Nativism in the 21st century

• In Event: Populism, Political Parties, and Representation

Brief Overview

Why are nativism and populism spreading today? Using Polanyi and Schumpeter the paper argues transportation/communications revolutions induce socio-economic flux, providing opportunity structure for elites to mobilize populist/nationalist movements.

Author

• Beth S Rabinowitz, Rutgers University