{"product_id":"populism-and-the-mirror-of-democracy-9781859844892","title":"Populism and the Mirror of Democracy","description":"Populism raises awkward questions about modern forms of democracy. It often represents the ugly face of the people. It is neither the highest form of democracy nor its enemy. It is, rather, a mirror in which democracy may contemplate itself, warts and all, in a discovery of itself and what it lacks. This definitive collection, edited by one of the worlds pre-eminent authorities on populism, Francisco Panizza, combines theoretical essays with a number of specially commissioned case studies on populist politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrancisco Panizza\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Government at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He has written extensively on populism and democracy in contemporary Latin America and is currently working on a book on politics and modernity in the region. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eErnesto Laclau\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Political Theory in the Department of Government, University of Essex, and Distinguished Professor for Humanities and Rhetorical Studies at Northwestern University. He is the author of, amongst other works, \u003ci\u003eHegemony and Socialist Strategy\u003c\/i\u003e (with Chantal Mouffe), \u003ci\u003eNew Reflections of the Revolution of Our Time\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Populist Reason\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eContingency, Hegemony, Universality\u003c\/i\u003e (with Judith Butler and Slavoj Zizek), and \u003ci\u003eEmancipation(s)\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChantal Mouffe\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Democracy at the University of Westminster. Her books include \u003ci\u003eThe Return of the Political\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHegemony and Socialist Strategy\u003c\/i\u003e (with Ernesto Laclau); \u003ci\u003eThe Dimensions of Radical Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGramsci and Marxist Theory\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eDeconstruction and Pragmatism\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Democratic Paradox\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Challenge of Carl Schmitt\u003c\/i\u003e, all from Verso.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50856965243154,"sku":"9781859844892","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7fb5cc7f-209d-44d1-abec-046e02eceae8.jpg?v=1737516633","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/populism-and-the-mirror-of-democracy-9781859844892","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}