Anti-System Politics

The Crisis of Market Liberalism in Rich Democracies

by: Jonathan Hopkin

in: Political Ideologies

Summary:

The book examines the rise of populist movements and parties in affluent democracies, attributing their emergence to the failures of neoliberal economic policies that have exacerbated inequality and social fragmentation. It explores how these anti-system forces challenge the political establishment and offer alternative visions for organizing society, often at odds with the principles of market liberalism.

Key points:

1. Anti-System Politics: Hopkin describes it as a backlash against the political and economic norms since the 1980s, with new parties and movements seeking drastic changes due to public dissatisfaction with inequality, globalization, and elite disconnect.

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