The Populist Tsunami of the Second Gilded Age
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13058366 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ron Formisano (University of Kentucky, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 281-294 |
| Publication date | 2016-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Forum (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2194-6183 • E-ISSN: 1540-8884 |
| Publisher | De Gruyter (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/for-2016-0022 |
| OpenAlex | W2547881657 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The candidacies of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders typify populist protests launched in the name of the people going back to before the American Revolution. They express, however, very different populist impulses: Trump rode a mostly reactionary populism to the Republican nomination, echoing earlier reactionaries by exploiting nativist and racial resentments and prejudice among whites while inconsistently embracing progressive policies that unsettled traditional Republicans. Sanders launched a strong challenge for the Democratic nomination but with a consistently progressive populist message. Both campaigns appealed to their supporters by coming across as “anti-establishment” and unrepresentative of politics-as-usual
Democracy · Media studies · Nomination · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Populism · Reactionary · Resentment · Sociology · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |