
Populism - distraction of a problem
Deep roots of today's political concerns
Peter Herrmann(Author)
Springer VS (Publisher)
Published on 13. June 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
X, 149 pages
978-3-658-48266-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book questions the mainstream interpretation of the current political shifts as a move to ultra-conservative and even fascist politics, changing the polities of the Western democracies that can be overcome by "reclaiming democracy". Instead of following this path, the present work analyses these developments as extreme consequence that emerged from the individualist and short-sighted understanding of rationality that coined the enlightenment and had been translated into an institutionalist take on democracy. Such view, while accepting the common interpretation of a dramatic and extremely dangerous development, goes further: it emphasises the need to question the pathway of modernisation: Looking at what is hidden by the eclipse of reason encourages also to look for a new societal model, asking for a real public, transcending current strives for publicity. As such, it is an important contribution to debates on precarity and a one-sided understanding of Human Rights. Scholars of political science and political philosophy will be interested in the work as it will be of interest for those who are engaging in oingoi8ng political debates.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Wiesbaden
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
1 farbige Abbildung
X, 149 p. 10 illus., 7 illus. in color.
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 148 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
221 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-658-48266-4 (9783658482664)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-658-48267-1
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E-Book
06/2025
1st Edition
Springer VS
€69.54
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Person
Peter Herrmann, social philosopher, having worked globally in research and teaching positions in particular on social policy and economics, currently: Research Fellow, Human Rights Centre, Central South University Changsha, PRC.
Content
Prolegomena.- Introduction: The world had been shaken.- Les nouveaux rois du soleil - Against or With the Law.- The Privatisation of the Public.- The Economy - the Politics of Economics.- Populism and the Politics of Polities.- The End of Infinity.- Conclusion.- Epilogue.