Mapping Populism

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Agnew and Shin bring a fundamentally geographical perspective to their study of populism-going beyond the usual focus on voting patterns to explore such influences as voter turnout and the changing landscape of political communication. The result is a volume that offers fascinating, original insights into one of the most significant political developments of our time. -- Alexander B. Murphy, University of Oregon John Agnew's and Michael Shin's Mapping Populism: Taking Politics to the People is a novel and major contribution to an increasingly packed field of populism studies Agnew and Shin take their insights and methods as political geographers to the study of populism and ask how location contributes to political outcomes. Applying a geographical lens to recent elections in the United States, Britain, Italy, and France, Mapping Populism allows readers to see how specific economic and social characteristics of place contribute to political behavior. This book is magisterial in its sweep and lucid in its execution. A must read to understand the populist moment that is sweeping Europe and the United States. -- Mabel Berezin, Cornell University With this timely volume, John Agnew and Michael Shin offer a lucid and important diagnosis of the contemporary rise of populism. Challenging facile conceptions of a democratic people, sovereignty, and territory, this book distinguishes itself with its insights into the shifting geographies of electoral participation, leadership, and social media that are shaping European and American politics. -- Stephen Sawyer, American University of Paris Agnew and Shin should be congratulated on a timely and groundbreaking scholarly work. They convincingly demonstrate that populism is not "the people" ruling; rather, it is one people's rule over all others. This book is excellent for specialists and scholars who are interested in, knowledgeable of, and conversant with the latest relevant literature. * Historical Geography *