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PUBLIC TALK: The Global Rise of Populism

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The Global Rise of Populism : A public forum and Q&A with academics from the School of Humanities and the School of Social Sciences at the University of Western Australia Other events...
Nigel Farage’s Brexit, Donald Trump’s presidency and Pauline Hanson’s comeback to Australian politics have all been labelled examples of populism. What was unthinkable a few years ago has become a reality. The revival of nationalism, xenophobia, economic and political isolationism and the mistrust of the elites appealed to many voters disappointed with traditional politics. The media has compared the new realities to the rise of National Socialism in Europe in the 1930s. However, a truly global perspective that includes the rise of populism in non-Western societies has received less attention. If the analogy to the 1930s is right but the scale of the populist phenomenon is bigger, are we heading for a global conflict that is greater than WWII? What can ordinary citizens do? In this public forum and Q&A, scholars from the University of Western Australia will discus the causes, current forms and possible consequences of populism in Australia, France, India, Indonesia, Turkey, the UK and the USA.
Speaker(s) Academics from the School of Humanities and the School of Social Sciences at the University of Western Australia
Location Wilsmore Lecture Theatre (adjacent to the Bayliss Building), The University of Western Australia
Contact Sylvia Defendi <[email protected]>
URL http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/lectures/populism/
Start Thu, 18 May 2017 17:30
End Thu, 18 May 2017 19:30
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Submitted by Sylvia Defendi <[email protected]>
Last Updated Fri, 08 Sep 2017 16:08
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