{"title":"Sebastián Ronderos","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"discouraging-de-creation-of-brazilians-book-sebastin-ronderos-9798868956119","title":"A Discouraging (de)Creation of Brazilians","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs political crises and social unrest proliferate worldwide, the appeal of populism grows\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esteadily in various fora, including academic fora. In this respect, an abundance of scholarly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epublications has sought, through the study of populism, to unravel important aspects of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econtemporary political and social dynamics. Discourse theory scholars, in particular, have\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eplayed an important role in pushing the boundaries of populism studies forward. They have\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003echallenged objectivist perspectives in the (social) sciences by foregrounding the role of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emeaning-making and by treating populism as a discursive logic that better characterises the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epolitical (dis)articulation of social reality. In situating its analytical focus at the frontier of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epopulism studies, this paper-based dissertation contributes to this literature from both an\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eempirical and a theoretical point of view.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough the four papers which make up this thesis, I contribute to discourse theory by\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epresenting three main lines of analysis in the study of populism in Brazil, a case that is\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrequently referenced but which remains under-explored. Firstly, by exploring Brazil's fourth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erepublican period (1946-1964), this thesis shows how populism is best understood as both a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econcept and a signifier, revealing the way the dynamic interplay of populism discourses shape\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eour sense of social reality. Secondly, by studying a leading magazine with an upmarket\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ereadership in Brazil (Veja), I explore the affective force running through anti-populist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ediscursive articulations, affirming the value of the category of fantasy from an empirical and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eanalytical point of view. Thirdly, by focusing on the collective candidacy of the Bancada\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAtivista in the Sao Paulo State elections, I explore the potential of the concept of populism, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econceived as a logic, to shed light on aspects of political life beyond populist phenomena\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49533390291217,"sku":"GOR013729850","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/B0CMDGFWLW.jpg?v=1751161474"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-sebastin-ronderos.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}