We, the Peoples
Populist Leadership, Neoliberalism and Decoloniality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4876329 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lars Cornelissen (0000-0002-9552-0206, Radboud University Nijmegen, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Issue | 42 |
| Pages | 529-552 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Araucaria (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1575-6823 • E-ISSN: 2340-2199 |
| Publisher | Editorial Universidad de Sevilla (PUBLISHER • ES) |
| DOI | 10.12795/araucaria.2019.i42.23 |
| OpenAlex | W2981016237 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 16 |
This article engages with the limits of Ernesto Laclau's theory of populism, focusing on the logic of popular identification. The central argument is that the Laclauian framework is incapable of accounting for recent forms of populism that articulate a decolonial mode of identification. More specifically, the article shows that for Laclau, leadership and exclusion are necessary components of popular identification, in which the identity of 'the people' depends on the prior symbolic articulation of both an enemy and a leader. Although this theory of populism is well-positioned to explain how populist leadership functioned in several mid-century Latin American varieties of populism, it founders when faced with more recent forms of populist identification. Careful analysis of contemporary Ecuadorian and Bolivian populisms shows that these implicitly reject the Laclauian model of identification, articulating instead a decolonial model that advocates the plurality of identities and mobilises rich national histories of anti-colonial resistance
Aesthetics · Colonialism · Decoloniality · Democracy · Epistemology · Oligarchy · Political economy · Political science · Populism · Sociology · Law · Philosophy · Political theory and Gramsci · Politics and Society in Latin America · Populism, Right-Wing Movements
Buen Vivir
Introduction
Notes Toward a Performative Theory of Assembly
Ethics and Politics in Contemporary Theory Between Critical Theory and Post-Marxism
A History of Argentina in the Twentieth Century
Neoliberalism's Frankenstein
Extreme right-wing populism in Europe
The Populist Surge in Post‐Democratic Times
Laclau
October 17th and 18th, 1945
Post-Foundational Political Thought
We, the Peoples
The Liberal Roots of Populism
Black Politics and the Neoliberal Racial Order
Against the Populist Temptation
The advancement of racial neoliberalism in Britain
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |