Populism and Coming to Power of Trump in USA Presidential Election in 2016
Subject Areas : Political and International Researches Quarterly
Keywords: Media, presidential election, America, Populism,
Abstract :
America's 2016 presidential election can be examined from different angles. One of these aspects was the position of populism in Trump victory in the elections. Of course, the rise of populism in developed countries can be seen from various aspects such as psychological, political and economic. For example, we can name globalization, increasing of class-divisions, dissatisfaction and identity crises. In America's presidential election, a various reasons as social, political, psychological were influential in the rise of populism, As in social dimension, the form of technical populism, social gaps, class cleavages, Identities gaps, focus on corrupt of the whole system and the political system, saving America from the crisis, internal and external enemy from Trump, racism and reproduction of American identity could be toted. In the global dimension, the class cleavage in the world, the return of the new nationalism, identity and global confrontations can be noted. Of course, personal reasons of Trump such as lack of political precedency, language and political literature, lack of public awareness about Trump, making a brand of himself and showing opposition against status quo had special effect on the phenomenon of populism.
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