Right‐Wing Populism in Rural Europe. Introduction to the Special Issue

This special issue aims to understand the rise of right‐wing populism in the European countryside, as well as the forms of resistance and the alternatives being built against it. In this short introduction, we briefly present the main objectives and conceptual position of the special issue and intro...

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Published in:Sociologia ruralis 2020-10, Vol.60 (4), p.702-709
Main Authors: Mamonova, Natalia, Franquesa, Jaume
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
agrarian populism
Countryside
Economic analysis
Economic systems
European countryside
Food sovereignty
Green parties
Left wing politics
Political movements
Politics
Populism
Power
Resistance
Rhetoric
right-wing populism
Rural areas
Sovereignty
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Summary:This special issue aims to understand the rise of right‐wing populism in the European countryside, as well as the forms of resistance and the alternatives being built against it. In this short introduction, we briefly present the main objectives and conceptual position of the special issue and introduce its articles. Each article is discussed here based on its contribution to one of the following themes: (1) analysis of the existing socio‐economic system and power relations that gave rise to right‐wing populism in rural Europe; (2) critical examination of the major assumptions about rural support for populist movements; (3) problematic overlap between politics and rhetoric of right‐wing populist parties and left‐wing (green) parties and agrarian movements; (4) agrarian populism and food sovereignty movement as progressive alternatives to right‐wing politics in the European countryside.
ISSN:0038-0199
1467-9523
1467-9523
DOI:10.1111/soru.12306