Populocracy

Catherine Fieschi examines why populism and populist parties have become a feature of our politics. Populism's appeal, she argues, needs to be understood as a response to the fundamental reshaping of our political, economic and social spheres through globalization and the digital revolution.

Introduction 1. What is it about populism? 2. The ideas that matter, or populism as Jiu Jitsu politics 3. The prototype: France 4. Populism goes global: the Netherlands 5. Populism's poster child? Italy 6. The UK and the absolute populist fantasy: taking back control 7. Populism, meet the new political subject Conclusion: Jiu Jitsu politics