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Transatlantic Traumas Has Illiberalism Brought the West to the Brink of Collapse?

Sloan Stanley R.
Heftet / 2018 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9781526128713
Publisert
2018-02-27
Utgiver
Vendor
Manchester University Press
Vekt
150 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
8 mm
AldersnivĂĽ
U, P, 05, 06
SprĂĽk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

Forfatter
Sloan Stanley R.

Biographical note

Stanley R. Sloan is Visiting Scholar in Political Science at Middlebury College, Vermont and a Non-resident Senior Fellow in the Scowcroft Center at the Atlantic Council of the United States

Transatlantic Traumas Has Illiberalism Brought the West to the Brink of Collapse?

Sloan Stanley R.
Heftet / 2018 / Engelsk
Sloan Stanley R.
Heftet / 2018 / Engelsk
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<p>‘The conceit of this aptly titled, provocative book is reflected in the question its subtitle poses. The book appears in Manchester University Press's new "Pocket Politics" series, which is designed to provide “short pithy summaries of complex topics on socio-political issues ... aimed at the interested general reader.” The book is commendably distinctive in that Sloan (visiting scholar, political science, Middlebury College) eschews any pretense of academic objectivity in favor of a decidedly opinionated, advocatory stance. He argues that the present malaise (hence, the use of the word <i>trauma</i> in the title)—as revealed in Brexit, Trumpism, and the ascendancy of right populist parties in Europe—draws strength from threats from Russia and the Islamic State. As a curative he makes the case for a new “radical centrist populism” to stem the current tide and reassert Western supremacy. Sloan's twofold prescription calls for active deterrence of and resistance to external threats and a reinvigoration of liberal democracy. As relevant as today’s headlines, this book is both an eminently readable primer on the current state of transatlantic relations and a call to action.’<br /><i>D. Ettinger, George Washington University</i>, Choice<br />Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals; general readers</p>

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A new addition to the Pocket Politics series, Transatlantic traumas takes a timely, compelling look at connections between external and internal threats that challenge the concept and coherence of the West and its leading institutions, NATO and the European Union. Frank and direct, in a style that’s accessible for all readers, the book pulls no punches about the Western crisis of confidence.After discussing the meaning of “the West” and examining Russian and Islamist terrorist threats, Transatlantic traumas assesses the main internal threats: the rise of radical right populist parties, Turkey’s drift away from Western values, the Brexit shock, and the Trump Tsunami in the United States.Transatlantic traumas concludes by suggesting that the West can be reinvigorated if the political centers in Europe and the United States will reassert themselves in an approach the author calls “radical centrist populism.”
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Transatlantic traumas surveys the landscape of external and internal threats to Western values and interests, including Russian and Islamist assaults on the West, illiberal radical right populist challenges, Turkey’s undemocratic tendencies, Brexit and the Trump Tsunami.
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Acknowledgements1. Introduction: The West, its ideas and enemies2. Islamist and Russian threats challenging the West3. Malaise in the West 4. Turkey’s drift away from its Western moorings5. The Brexit shock6. The Trump tsunami7. Has illiberalism brought the West to the brink of collapse? Can the Western system be reinvigorated?Select Bibliography
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Recent developments in transatlantic relations have challenged the common interests of long-standing transatlantic allies. This book examines how these developments may affect the very future of the West and its leading institutions, NATO and the European Union. In 2016–17 three shocks to the transatlantic community raised widespread concern: Brexit – the British referendum in which a slim majority of voters supported leaving the European Union; the US election of Donald Trump – a president critical of NATO and the EU; and the strengthening of illiberal tendencies in Turkey under President Erdogan – raising questions about Turkey's democratic credentials and position as a NATO member. Transatlantic traumas examines the corrosive interaction between internal challenges, such as the growing illiberalism seen in the rise of radical right populist parties, and external threats from Russia and the Islamic State. It looks at the political, economic and security foundations of the transatlantic community and asks whether the West can recover from the blows of recent years. It concludes by suggesting that the West can be reinvigorated if the political centres in Europe and the United States will reassert themselves in an approach the author calls ‘radical centrist populism’.
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<p>‘The conceit of this aptly titled, provocative book is reflected in the question its subtitle poses. The book appears in Manchester University Press's new "Pocket Politics" series, which is designed to provide “short pithy summaries of complex topics on socio-political issues ... aimed at the interested general reader.” The book is commendably distinctive in that Sloan (visiting scholar, political science, Middlebury College) eschews any pretense of academic objectivity in favor of a decidedly opinionated, advocatory stance. He argues that the present malaise (hence, the use of the word <i>trauma</i> in the title)—as revealed in Brexit, Trumpism, and the ascendancy of right populist parties in Europe—draws strength from threats from Russia and the Islamic State. As a curative he makes the case for a new “radical centrist populism” to stem the current tide and reassert Western supremacy. Sloan's twofold prescription calls for active deterrence of and resistance to external threats and a reinvigoration of liberal democracy. As relevant as today’s headlines, this book is both an eminently readable primer on the current state of transatlantic relations and a call to action.’<br /><i>D. Ettinger, George Washington University</i>, Choice<br />Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals; general readers</p>

- .,

A new addition to the Pocket Politics series, Transatlantic traumas takes a timely, compelling look at connections between external and internal threats that challenge the concept and coherence of the West and its leading institutions, NATO and the European Union. Frank and direct, in a style that’s accessible for all readers, the book pulls no punches about the Western crisis of confidence.After discussing the meaning of “the West” and examining Russian and Islamist terrorist threats, Transatlantic traumas assesses the main internal threats: the rise of radical right populist parties, Turkey’s drift away from Western values, the Brexit shock, and the Trump Tsunami in the United States.Transatlantic traumas concludes by suggesting that the West can be reinvigorated if the political centers in Europe and the United States will reassert themselves in an approach the author calls “radical centrist populism.”
Les mer
Transatlantic traumas surveys the landscape of external and internal threats to Western values and interests, including Russian and Islamist assaults on the West, illiberal radical right populist challenges, Turkey’s undemocratic tendencies, Brexit and the Trump Tsunami.
Les mer
Acknowledgements1. Introduction: The West, its ideas and enemies2. Islamist and Russian threats challenging the West3. Malaise in the West 4. Turkey’s drift away from its Western moorings5. The Brexit shock6. The Trump tsunami7. Has illiberalism brought the West to the brink of collapse? Can the Western system be reinvigorated?Select Bibliography
Les mer
Recent developments in transatlantic relations have challenged the common interests of long-standing transatlantic allies. This book examines how these developments may affect the very future of the West and its leading institutions, NATO and the European Union. In 2016–17 three shocks to the transatlantic community raised widespread concern: Brexit – the British referendum in which a slim majority of voters supported leaving the European Union; the US election of Donald Trump – a president critical of NATO and the EU; and the strengthening of illiberal tendencies in Turkey under President Erdogan – raising questions about Turkey's democratic credentials and position as a NATO member. Transatlantic traumas examines the corrosive interaction between internal challenges, such as the growing illiberalism seen in the rise of radical right populist parties, and external threats from Russia and the Islamic State. It looks at the political, economic and security foundations of the transatlantic community and asks whether the West can recover from the blows of recent years. It concludes by suggesting that the West can be reinvigorated if the political centres in Europe and the United States will reassert themselves in an approach the author calls ‘radical centrist populism’.
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781526128713
Publisert
2018-02-27
Utgiver
Vendor
Manchester University Press
Vekt
150 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
8 mm
AldersnivĂĽ
U, P, 05, 06
SprĂĽk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

Forfatter
Sloan Stanley R.

Biographical note

Stanley R. Sloan is Visiting Scholar in Political Science at Middlebury College, Vermont and a Non-resident Senior Fellow in the Scowcroft Center at the Atlantic Council of the United States

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