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The chronopolitics of national populism
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Abstract Inspired by the populists' salient urge to recalibrate and locate contingent developments within a larger temporal order and establish historical continuity, this paper dwells on the chronopolitics of national populism and calls for a systematic treatment of time in these movements. Focusing on the ... view more
Inspired by the populists' salient urge to recalibrate and locate contingent developments within a larger temporal order and establish historical continuity, this paper dwells on the chronopolitics of national populism and calls for a systematic treatment of time in these movements. Focusing on the neglected narrative dimension, such an inquiry will afford an alternative reading from which to engage with and critique the magnitude of populism. This study argues that despite ample variance and claims of uniqueness, national populisms employ a shared temporal template that accounts for a particular national subjectivity through a set of timing and sequencing of events complemented by affective stimuli. It focuses on the case of Turkey. More pronounced since 2013 Gezi Protests, the rising tide of national populism under President Tayyip Erdoğan's rule encapsulates how these populisms conflate the past, present, and future into a single narrative about the people's survival and prosperity.... view less
Keywords
Turkey; African-Caribbean-Pacific countries; populism; narrative; politics
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
Chronopolitik; Narrativ; Opferrolle
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 127-145
Journal
Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power, 29 (2022) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/1070289X.2020.1735160
ISSN
1547-3384
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed