Abstract
This paper explores the recent rise in populism on both sides of the Atlantic by looking at three cases where populism has been successful including in the election of Donald Trump, the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union, and the rise of the Alternative for Deutschland in German elections. While populism is not a new phenomenon to Europe or America, these recent success cases lead us to wonder whether populism is on the rise and if this is perhaps part of a popular backlash to the effects of globalization and modernization. This paper will examine the common themes of these populist movements and suggest that perhaps the real motivator of transatlantic populism lies beyond the White House, 10 Downing Street, or the German Chancellery.
DOI
10.5642/urceu.201701.07
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DesJarlais, Timothy K.
(2017)
"Populism Across the Atlantic: The Popular Retort to Globalism and Modernization in the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany,"
Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union:
Vol. 2017, Article 7.
DOI: 10.5642/urceu.201701.07
Available at:
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/urceu/vol2017/iss1/7