Emancipatory rural politics: confronting authoritarian populism

Agrarian social movements: The absurdly difficult but not impossible agenda of defeating right‐wing populism and exploring a socialist future

“…Again, the American rust belt politics during the 2016 U.S. elections is a good example, with traditionally Democrat states voting for Trump when Sanders failed to become the Democratic Party presidential candidate. 19 Sanders and Trump are ideological opposites for some of their core groups-"alt-right" for Trump, socialists for Sanders-but they have common supporters and sympathizers, and the basis of the latter, at least in the beginning, is not their ideological stances, but the immediate, concrete issues addressed, such as factory closures amid corporate migration outside 17 For example, Baud and Rutten (2004); Baviskar (1999); Clapp and Isakson (2018); Edelman (1999); Fairbairn (2014); Hall (2011); Holt-Giménez (2017); Isakson (2014); Li (2007Li ( , 2014; Martinez-Alier (2014); McMichael (2008); Moore (1967); Newell and Wheeler (2006); Patel (2009); Peluso (1992); Peluso and Lund (2011); Ribot and Peluso (2003); Scoones (2015); Scott (1976Scott ( , 1985; Shanin (1972); Tsikata and Yaro (2014); Weis (2007); Wolford (2010). 18 And as some more recent studies point out, such as Bernstein (2018), Bernstein et al (2018); Cousins, Dubb, Hornby, and Mtero (2018); Lerche and Shah (2018); Levien et al (2018); White (2018).…”

“…In its attempt at homogenizing disparate, often competing interests of various classes and groups, each of the contemporary right‐wing populisms and progressive agrarian populisms is marked and defined by internal contradictions and, at times, antagonisms (based on class relations, ideological positions, political calculations, among others), even though the two ideologically opposed populist groups target broadly similar issues and adversaries. Scoones et al () offer a closer, if preliminary, look at the possible connection between authoritarian populism and the rural world, trying to frame new ways of asking questions in order to understand such a relationship. The current paper builds on this.…”

Exploring youth activism on climate change: dutiful, disruptive, and dangerous dissent

“…For example, youth from ethnic minorities or lowincome communities who are experiencing diminishing prospects for effective participation in formal political processes may actively withdraw and resist engaging with national institutions that they regard with suspicion and instead seek to create alternative local forums to create a meaningful sense of belonging and agency (O'Loughlin and Gillespie 2012). However, Scoones et al (2018) found that in many countries, state-sponsored youth organizations in rural areas aim to channel and "tame" youth aspirations in ways that suppress autonomous political mobilization. https://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol23/iss3/art42/ Describing young people as merely apathetic or indifferent to climate change can reflect a failure to take their voices seriously and to comprehend the complex situation facing new generations, including the myriad of political responses now emerging (Weller 2007).…”

Modern American Populism: Analyzing the Economics Behind the “Silent Majority,” the Tea Party, and Trumpism

“…Many of the people who supported Donald Trump's victorious bid for the presidency suffer from the effects of inequality, marginalization, and exclusion. Rural areas of the country have particularly suffered from poverty and fractured identities, elements that have contributed to the formation of populist politics (Scoones et al ). One important element of populism, from the “silent majority” to Trumpism, is the racial identity of white working‐class voters (Azari ).…”