Talk • The Age of Reaction: Retrenchment Populism in India and Brazil

August 3, 2022 @ 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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Abstract: Two of the largest democracies in the global south—India and Brazil—have witnessed a dramatic turn to right-wing populism. A careful historical comparison reveals that the form of reaction is markedly different from other recent cases of democratic backsliding. In both cases, the reaction has been driven by elites in response to a previous expansion of democratic rights and social inclusion. This form of retrenchment populism is rooted in similar class realignments configured by economic and socio-cultural interests. Globalization has played a role, but not through the conventionally identified pathways of neo-liberalism or modernization. Instead, the reaction has been driven by an expanded middle class’ efforts to hoard opportunity and public resources and preserve traditional status privileges.

Speaker: Patrick Heller, Professor of Sociology; International and Public Affairs at Brown University

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Date:
August 3, 2022
Time:
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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ADCPS, IITB
Phone:
02225765061
Email:
office.cps@iitb.ac.in
Website:
http://www.cps.iitb.ac.in

Venue

LC 101
Lecture Hall Complex, L1 Building, Opp. KReSIT Bldg., Between Physics & MEMS Dept.
Mumbai, Maharashtra 400076 India
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