Ethno-nationalist populism and the mobilization of collective resentment

Scholarly and journalistic accounts of the recent successes of radical‐right politics in Europe and the United States, including the Brexit referendum and the Trump campaign, tend to conflate three phenomena: populism, ethno‐nationalism and authoritarianism. While all three are important elements of...

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Main Author: Bonikowski, Bart (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2017
In: The British journal of sociology
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