[Commlist] New Book: Celebrity Populism and How it Shapes Contemporary Politics

New book:**Celebrity Populism and How it Shapes Contemporary Politics

A new book, *Celebrity Populism and How it Shapes Contemporary Politics, 
*has been published by *Palgrave*, as part of its /Political Campaigning 
and Communication /series.
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The book’s authors are *Marijana Grbeša, Silvija Vuković, and Berto 
Šalaj* from the Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb.

The hardcover and e-book editions are available on Springer's website: 
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-032-36583-5 
<https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-032-36583-5>.
You can purchase the whole book or individual chapters, or download them 
if you have access.

/Abstract of the book:/
What do celebrities and populists have in common? From Donald Trump and 
Volodymyr Zelensky to Silvio Berlusconi, Javier Milei, Fidias 
Panayiotou, and Miroslav Škoro, this book argues that celebrity populism 
is not a political anomaly but a defining feature of contemporary 
democracy. It offers the first integrated framework for understanding 
how celebrity culture, entertainment and populist politics have merged 
to reshape political communication worldwide. Through the key strategies 
of authenticity, humor, fictionalization, and disruption, it explains 
how celebrity populists mobilize audiences and voters, strategically 
build political fandoms and transform the practice of democratic politics.

/Table of contents:/
Introduction: Celebrity Populism and the Crisis of Liberal Democracy
Populism: History, Approaches, and Landscape
Celebrity Politics and Fandom
Celebrity Populism: Definition, Typologies, Strategies
Celebrity Populists: Grillo, Zelensky, Panayiotou, Škoro and Trump
Conclusion: Celebrity Populism and Its Implications for Liberal Democracy




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