Right-wing populism and market-fundamentalism

Two mutually reinforcing threats to democracy in the 21st century

Bibliographic Data

ID6084419
AuthorsWalter O Ötsch (Cusanus Hochschule, Bernkastel-Kues), Walter Ötsch, Stephan Pühringer (0000-0003-2902-1895)
Year2017
Volume16
Issue4
Pages497-509
Publication date2017-10-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Language and Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1569-2159 • E-ISSN: 1569-9862
PublisherJohn Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1075/jlp.17027.ots
OpenAlexW2610452341
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited14

The article compares market fundamentalism and right-wing populism on the basis of its core patterns of thinking and reasoning. Based on an analysis of the work of important founders of market fundamental economic thinking and the arguments brought forward by leading right-wing populist we find many similarities of these two concepts in their "inner images". Thus, we develop a scheme of the similar dual social worlds of right-wing-populism and market fundamentalism and offer some recent examples of market fundamentalism and right-wing populism mutually reinforcing each other or serving as a gateway for each other. We then apply our scheme for the analysis of the recent political developments and its ideological roots in the US under Donald Trump. The main conclusion of this article is that market fundamentalism and right-wing populism together must be seen as two mutually reinforcing threats to democracy in the 21st century

Democracy · Economics · Fundamentalism · Ideology · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Populism · Right wing · Sociology · Economic Sanctions and International Relations · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia · Law

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