Lexington Books
Pages: 166
Trim: 6 x 9
978-1-7936-0344-9 • Hardback • March 2021 • $95.00 • (£73.00)
978-1-7936-0345-6 • eBook • March 2021 • $45.00 • (£35.00)
Giovanni Barbieri is assistant professor of political sociology in the department of political sciences at the Univerisy of Perugia.
Chapter1: Populism: A Thin-Centred Ideology with Strong Cultural Roots
Chapter 2: The Explanations of the Phenomenon: Populism, Democracy, and the Rise of Populist Parties
Chapter 3: The Fifth Cleavage
Chapter 4: The Dark Side of Populism: From Antiliberal Configuration to Populist Plutocracy
“Offering a new theory of a populist cleavage, Barbieri examines populism across time to identify its remarkable consistency, while compelling us to think more carefully about the forms of democracy that populism generates. The Fifth Cleavage is an impressive use of historical cases with an exhaustive review of the literature."
— Kirk A. Hawkins, Brigham Young University
“The Fifth Cleavage is an important contribution to the study of populism. Barbieri manages to take in a huge sweep of populism, through history and across the world. The Fifth Cleavage positively fizzes with ideas that will engage readers and scholars of populism alike."
— Paul A. Taggart, University of Sussex
“Giovanni Barbieri has succeeded in producing a book that is both comprehensive and innovative. The book provides a thorough yet original analysis of the literature on populism, while also providing valuable new insights. The discussion regarding populism as a cleavage and populism and democracy are in particular relevant for current debates concerning both the causes and the consequences of populism."
— Andrej S. Zaslove, Radboud University