The Emotional Life Of Populism

Throughout the world democracy is under assault from various populist movements and ideologies. And throughout the world the same enigma why is it that political figures or governments who have no qualms about aggravating social inequalities enjoy the support of those whom their ideas and policies affect and hurt the most To make sense of this enigma the sociologist Eva Illouz argues that we must understand the crucial role that emotions play in our political life. Taking the case of Israel as h