Power of Populism and People

Nathan Stoltzfus is Dorothy and Jonathan Rintels Professor of Holocaust Studies and Professor of History at Florida State University. An expert in political violence and resistance, Modern Europe and the Holocaust, his published books include Hitler’s Compromises: Coercion and Consensus in Nazi Germany (2016) and Courageous Resistance: The Power of Ordinary People (2007).Christopher Osmar, PhD, is preparing his dissertation on forced labor in the end phase of Nazi Germany for a book.

• 1. Civil Resistance versus Authoritarian Rule: The Arab Spring and other Cases, Adam Roberts2. Civil Society as a Threat to Democracy, Grzegorz Ekiert3. The Arab Uprisings and People’s Power: Romantic Views and Hard Realities, Marina Ottaway4. ‘Maidans’ and Movements: Legacies, Innovations, and Contention in Independent Ukraine, Olga Onuch5. Paradoxes of Reform: Protest, Progress, and Polarization in Malaysia, Meredith L. Weiss6. People Power in Putin’s Russia: Social vs. Political Protests, Laura A. Henry7. How the Party-State Harnessed People Power in China, Diana Fu8. Caught between Kemalist and Islamist Authoritarianisms: The Masses as Auxiliary Power in Turkey, 1923 to Present, Azat Gundogan9. 1989 Inverted: Transformative Authoritarian Memory and the Rise of Populism in Poland and Hungary, Michael Bernhard10. Protesting Democracy in Africa: Popular Movements and Political Transformation, Zachariah Mampilly11. Populism in Latin America as Global History, Federico Finchelstein12. Why Trump Is Not the Problem, Andrew J. Bacevich

This collection is essential reading for our turbulent times. Unique in their global scope, the essays in this volume address the multivalent role of the crowd and mass public mobilization in both enabling and contesting the authoritarian movements. Profoundly relevant, this volume contributes greatly to our understanding of the relationship among modern populism, collective action, and the contemporary crises of democracy.