[Commlist] new book: Populism in Power: Discourse and Performativity in Syriza and Donald Trump

NEW BOOK: Populism in Power: Discourse and Performativity in SYRIZA and 
Donald Trump*

*About the Author*
Giorgos Venizelos is Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Cyprus. His 
research is situated at the intersections of contemporary political 
theory and comparative politics with a special focus on populism, 
anti-populism and discourse theory. He has published in journals 
including Political Studies, Constellations, Critical Sociology and 
Representation . He co-convenes the Populism Specialist Group of the 
Political Studies Association ( www.giorgosvenizelos.com 
<http://www.giorgosvenizelos.com> ).

*Book Description*

Shifting attention away from policy achievements and effects on 
democracy, this book focuses on the charismatic function of populist 
discourse – comprising antagonistic narratives, transgressive style and 
appeals to the common people.

The book puts forward an integrative approach that brings together 
discourse analysis, analysis of digital media, in-depth interviews and 
ethnographic methods, and places into comparative perspective the cases 
of SYRIZA in Greece and Donald Trump in the United States. Theorising 
populism through the lens of collective identification, Venizelos places 
the rhetorical and emotional dynamics of populist performativity at the 
core of the analysis, offering a rigorous yet flexible conceptulisation 
of populism in power. Against theoretical expectations, findings suggest 
that both SYRIZA and Trump retained, to different degrees, their 
populist character in power, although their style and vision differed 
vastly.

This book urges researchers, journalists and politicians to adopt a 
reflexive approach to analysing the political implications of populism 
for politics, polity and society, and to challenge the normatively 
charged definitions that are uncritically reproduced in the public 
sphere. It will appeal to researchers of political theory, populism, 
comparative politics, sociologists and ethnographers.

*See the book at Routledge's website*
https://www.routledge.com/Populism-in-Power-Discourse-and-Performativity-in-SYRIZA-and-Donald-Trump/Venizelos/p/book/9781032397177 



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