When Democracy Trumps Populism: European And Latin American Lessons For The United States

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The victory of Donald Trump in the 2016 election left specialists of American politics perplexed and concerned about the future of US democracy. Because no populist leader had occupied the White House in 150 years, there were many questions about what to expect. Marshaling the long-standing expertise of leading specialists of populism elsewhere in the world, this book provides the first systematic, comparative analysis of the prospects for US democracy under Trump, considering the two regions - Europe and Latin America - that have had the most ample recent experiences with populist chief executives. Chapters analyze the conditions under which populism slides into illiberal or authoritarian rule and in so doing derive well-grounded insights and scenarios for the US case, as well as a more general cross-national framework. The book makes an original argument about the likely resilience of US democracy and its institutions. Cover When Democracy Trumps Populism Title Copyright Dedication Contents Tables and Figure Contributors Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction: Donald Trump’s Populism. What Are the Prospects for US Democracy? 1. Dealing with Populism in Latin America: Lessons for Donald Trump’s Populist Presidency in the United States 2. Donald Trump and the Lessons of East-Central European Populism 3. Has Populism Eroded the Quality of European Democracy? Insights from Italy and the Netherlands 4. Trump’s Populism: The Mobilization of Nationalist Cleavages and the Future of US Democracy 5. Parties, Populism, and Democratic Decay: A Comparative Perspective on Political Polarization in the United States Conclusion: Why US Democracy Will Survive Trump References Index