Populism

Miliband-Poulantzas Debate 4.1. Ernesto Laclau: Methodological and Epistemological Problem Robin Blackburn (2014) described Ernesto Laclau as “the outstanding Argentinean political philosopher ... the author of landmark studies of Marxist theory and of populism as a political category and social movement. ... Used the work of Antonio Gramsci to reject what they saw as the reductionism and teleology of much Marxist theory... a ‘post-Marxist’ and an advocate of ‘radical democracy’ ”. On the…

government that caters to the interests of the people rather than corporations and oligarchs is a rallying point. This is especially true for millennials, a demographic group that is politically disillusioned and disengaged. Sociologically, the surge of populism reflects a desire of many Americans for a more equitable, fair, and representative society. By staging a political rally for Bernie Sanders in Oakland, many residents of the Bay Area demanded a change in the current circumstance(s) of…

Peña Claros’s use of Laclau’s theory of populism frame the cruceño movement as change from above. This builds on the assumption that elite’s hegemony is still largely in tact as they maintain the position from above. This division between cruceño hegemony and the state’s power presents an interesting…

Less populism and more politics, and more political thinking on behalf of the Tea Party, and figuring out a way to think constitutionally and politically will be successful. The documents that once protected our rights and defended us, now needs our defense.…

In 2001, Portugal became the first European country to fully decriminalise possession of small amounts of all controlled substances - for personal use. Though there has been a large reduction in drug related deaths in the following years, statistics show that use of controlled substances has increased in a number of areas. Health actors in this policy area are very strongly tied to each stage of the policy cycle, including evaluation, and despite some successes, this policy has been evaluated as…

1970’s Culture and Values What if we lived in a world without Star Wars? Happy Days? Equal Rights? The 70’s were responsible for the atmosphere that these productions created. Americans in the 1970’s focused on the newest pop culture, pushes for equality, and fresh new beliefs that changed their views on feminism and black culture. Between baseball, music, movies, and slang, Americans in the 1970’s had many choices on how to spend their free time. A new Sci-fi universe opened with the release…

Fidel Castro’s famous speech during his court trial in 1953 gave the majority of the working class within Cuba a voice that they would rally behind. Castro’s speech “History will absolve me” contained great elements of revolutionary determination to relieve Cuba of its corrupt government and the passion to address the country’s issues and to ensure the people of Cuba justice and freedom. He called for the people to fight for their justice, “These are the people, the ones who know misfortune and,…

Exclusion Act of 1882 restricted the freedom of the Chinese, one of the immigrant groups. This led to the various social reform movements – which was a respond to the effects of the Industrialization by different social hierarchies. The farmer respond – Populism, working class respond – the rise of the labor and the middle class respond –…

To obey or not to obey Living in the 17th century England, a period when new capitalism and imperialism was first introduced, weakening the position of religion, especially that of Christianity, John Milton was concerned about people losing their faith and free will to exercise their religious believes. Free will, according to the dictionary, is the ability to make choices that are not controlled by fate or God. Milton’s epic poems, Paradise Lost and Samson Agonistes, argue that God gave human…

It has been hundreds of years since the U.S. constitution has first been introduced. The Framers wanted this country become one which people would have some basic individual rights and make sure it would not become autocracy. They wanted the constitution have a power to securing the blessing of liberty which means it would make sure that all the future generations will have at least the same freedom as that generation had. Because of this, founding fathers created the government with the idea of…