White, Jonathan 
ORCID: 0000-0002-4668-698X
(2024)
What makes climate change a populist issue?
In: Bernhard, Michael, Kreppel, Amie and de la Torre, Carlos, (eds.)
Still the Age of Populism? Re-Examining Theories and Concepts.
Routledge, Abingdon, UK, 83 - 98.
ISBN 9781032591391
Abstract
Migration, identity and the distribution of wealth and power were some of the key mobilising themes for movements classed as populist over the 2010s. This chapter examines the potential of climate change to be drawn into populist politics, as a factor that aggravates existing concerns and one that raises new questions. Populism, the chapter suggests, finds resonance in the critique of political necessity, and prospers in emergency settings where policy is rationalised in these terms. As global warming comes to be framed as an emergency, it becomes a natural target for populist critique. The chapter’s aim is to shed light on the politics of climate change, as well as to revisit what populism is and how much utility the concept retains.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
|---|---|
| Official URL: | https://www.routledge.com/Still-the-Age-of-Populis... |
| Additional Information: | © 2024 selection and editorial matter, Michael Bernhard, Amie Kreppel and Carlos de la Torre; individual chapters, the contributors |
| Divisions: | European Institute |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JC Political theory G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Jun 2024 15:30 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Aug 2024 23:18 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/123767 |
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