Multifaceted Nationalism and Illiberal Momentum at Europe's Eastern Margins

The edited volume "Populism and the Post-Political Core of the EU Project" explores the political challenges posed by populist movements to individual nation-states and Europe. It interprets contemporary populism as illiberal nationalism and emphasizes its challenge to the post-political core of the EU project. The contributors discuss the transformations within contemporary European societies and rethink the post-Cold War understanding of liberal democracy. The book aims to look for more nuanced meanings inherent in the term "populism" beyond anti-elite and extra-institutional appeals.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 154 pages
Publication date: 25 September 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This edited volume delves into a comprehensive examination of the complex and politically challenging issues that the emergence of populist movements has brought forth for individual nation-states and the entirety of Europe. Drawing upon extensive critical engagements with scholarship in comparative politics, political philosophy, international relations, regional studies, and critical geopolitics, this collection of chapters presents an interpretative framework for contemporary populism as illiberal nationalism, emphasizing its profound political threat to the post-political core of the EU project. The contributors engage in a thoughtful exploration of the profound transformations within contemporary European societies, prompting scholars to reevaluate the prevailing post-Cold War understanding of liberal democracy as the dominant paradigm destined for expansion beyond its traditional Western stronghold. This edited volume aims to extend the analysis beyond the conventional portrayal of populism as solely an anti-elite and extra-institutional appeal to the general public, seeking to uncover the more nuanced meanings inherent within this term.

The chapters in this book were originally published in European Politics and Society and the Journal of Contemporary European Studies.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 246 x 174 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032005751