1st Edition
Populism and the European Culture Wars The Conflict of Values between Hungary and the EU
By Frank Furedi
Copyright 2018
152 Pages
by
Routledge
152 Pages
by
Routledge
152 Pages
by
Routledge
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Concern and hostility towards populism has become a distinctive feature of contemporary political culture. In Europe such concerns are frequently directed at Eurosceptics, whose opposition to the European Union is often portrayed as a cultural crime. Ancient anti-democratic claims about the gullibility, ignorance and irrationality of the masses are frequently recycled through the anti-populist... Read more
Preface
Introduction
1. Who Decides Europe’s Values?
2. Why Hide Our Shared Values? The Problem of Tradition
3. National Consciousness vs Denationalized Identity
4. Memory Wars or the Crusade Against the Past
5. Anti-Populism and the Crisis of Valuation
Conclusion
Bibliography
Biography
Frank Furedi is Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Kent, UK.
