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Bodiless Bodies: The Rise of Para-Institutions

Bodiless Bodies: The Rise of Para-Institutions

Civil society was once occupied by popular forces that could function as a bulwark against both capitalist marketization and state authoritarianism. Today, it has been colonized by the NGO, which, in turn, colonizes our hollowed-out politics.

Is European Populism Dead?

Is European Populism Dead?

Arthur Boriello and Anton Jäger’s The Populist Moment helps us understand how political realignment is challenging European populism’s dominance.

Where Do Identity Politics Come From?

Where Do Identity Politics Come From?

Identity politics is an expression of mass political demobilization, but it is also undergirded by the power of the nonprofit sector.

The Age of Technopopulism?

The Age of Technopopulism?

According to Chris Bickerton and Carlo Invernizzi Accetti, the “populism v. technocracy” dichotomy does not help us make sense of contemporary political reality. Indeed, it is their paradoxical fusion—technopopulism—that underlies all democratic politics today.