Right-wing Populism in the United States
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In this paper, I want to introduce a(n digital) ethnographic approach to populism that understands populism as a (digitally) mediatized chronotopic communicative and discursive relation. Populism, I argue, is not only constructed in a... more
This article proposes that the advent of Trumpism was an historical moment of danger that compels us to analyze the micropolitics of the present. In the first part, I describe the constellation that gave rise to Trumpism. In the second... more
Consider chapters 1 through 6 to be Version 1.0. Chapters 2 through 6 have Information Cutoff Dates ranging between March 4, 2012 (Ch 2) and November 28, 2014 (Ch 3). I completely stand by the results of these chapters. They are published... more
This paper situates neoliberalism and authoritarian populism within the longue durée of modernity. I define modernity as the set of processes unfolding in the wake of European expansion, including colonialism, settler colonialism, the... more
Reviews of and praise for “Die USA unter Obama”: “Solty’s studies are indispensable when it comes to understanding the United States in the early 21st century and Obama’s turn from critic to renovator of neoliberalism as well as the... more
Recently, there has been much debate about the rise of an Evangelical Left in the United States. This debate has focused on the emergence of influential evangelical leaders breaking away from the Republican Party, such as Rick Warren.... more
At 9:02 on the morning of April 19th, 1995, a bomb went off at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The bomb not only killed over 160 people and injured more than 650, but it also shook the illusion held by... more
El documento, fue escrito para su difusión en XEMC-TV la televisora chetumaleña que narra 200 años de lucha ininterrumpida del pueblo mexicano, para tener un gobierno nacional mexicano libre del poder omnímodo de oligarquía local y... more
In this paper, I want to introduce a(n digital) ethnographic approach to populism that understands populism as a (digitally) mediatized chronotopic communicative and discursive relation. Populism, I argue, is not only constructed in a... more
Thomas Frank’s new book on the tea party marks a step forward in his theorization of right-wing populism (RWP) in the United States. While previous books explained RWP’s rise resorting to problematic explanations such as 'deception' and... more
According to the standard framing of racial appeals in political speech, politicians generally rely on coded language to communicate racial messages. Yet recent years have demonstrated that politicians often express quite explicit forms... more
In 2013, the world is entering the sixth year of the global crisis. In those six years, sparked by the unfolding events, there has developed a burgeoning literature regarding the origins, conjunctures and regional manifestations of the... more
Our article proposes a theoretical interpretation of women‘s broad participation in the coronavirus protests. For this purpose, we consider two central themes of their protest: vaccination and caring for their loved ones. From a... more
Abstract: While anthropologists continue to advance a rich and important body of social movement scholarship, researchers overwhelmingly focus on movements with which they sympathize—left-identified and related mobilizations. This essay... more
Although public responses to national and international crises are never without contestations and conflicting truth claims, the COVID-19 pandemic draws attention to the stark political and cultural divisions presented by conservative... more
My response to The Onion video called 'Trump Supporter Feels Betrayed by President after Reading 800 Pages of Queer Feminist Theory'. free access on The Disorder of Things Blog at... more
This paper, first, provides an analysis of contemporary anti-immigration activism in the United States, situating it historically and theoretically through an examination of nativism and vigilantism. Second, it merges insights from... more
An introduction.
I develop a theory of the type of citizens who become candidates and then elected officials. The theory makes predictions about three features of an election winner: her ideological platform, her office experience and her populist... more
Keine Kategorie – weder Alter noch Geschlecht noch Zustimmung zum DREAM-Act – sagt das Wahlverhalten der Latinos 2012 stärker voraus als die im Haushaltseinkommen und einem niedrigen Bildungsstatus gemessene soziale Lage. Die Tatsache,... more
Winning the battle of symbols is of strategic significance and will define the character of our nations, the future of our democracies, and the legacy of populism.
There has been much written about the white male backlash or ‘angry white male’ phenomenon of the 1980s and 1990s, much of it concerning mainstream conservative political and cultural manifestations. What is rarely considered within this... more