That Is Not Who We Are!: Populism and Peoplehood
Rogers M. Smith
Abstract
Authoritarian nationalist movements labeled “populist” are advancing xenophobic, intolerant “stories of peoplehood” to justify repression and exclusions in many nations today. That Is Not Who We Are! argues that those stories must be met in part by advancing more egalitarian and inclusive national narratives. It provides criteria for developing better stories of peoplehood and explores examples from many nations around the world, including Denmark, India, Israel, and the United States. The book concludes that stories championing democracy; a more perfect union; and the Declaration of Independe ... More
Keywords: Populism, Nationalism, Peoplehood, Stories, Narratives, Immigration, Authoritarian, Civic, Ethnic
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2020 | Print ISBN-13: 9780300229394 |
| Published to Yale Scholarship Online: September 2020 | DOI:10.12987/yale/9780300229394.001.0001 |
