Trump’s populism, la trahison des clercs and embracing dissent

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dc.citation.issue1
dc.citation.volume169
dc.contributor.authorSligo F
dc.date.available2018-11
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractThis article explores President Trump’s populist politics and its implications for scholars in communication studies, examining how Trump’s supporters need to be better understood within their own context. The thinking of Laclau, Mouffe and others, based particularly on observations of European populism, is employed to shed light on how populist social trends may undermine the legitimacy of rational public discourse and foster public acceptance of authoritarianism. Their perspective also gives insights into means by which scholars can better understand their own responsibility to avoid falling into the trap of invective-swapping seen during the US 2016 presidential campaign. In so doing, the article suggests ways whereby scholars can work towards the protection of a free society and help resolve the crisis of populism in ethical, informed and nuanced ways that help to arrest a drift to authoritarianism.
dc.description.publication-statusPublished
dc.format.extent131 - 143
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dc.identifier.citationMEDIA INTERNATIONAL AUSTRALIA, 2018, 169 (1), pp. 131 - 143
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1329878X18798706
dc.identifier.eissn2200-467X
dc.identifier.elements-id417466
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn1329-878X
dc.publisherSAGE Publications
dc.relation.isPartOfMEDIA INTERNATIONAL AUSTRALIA
dc.rightsSage Publications
dc.subjectDonald Trump
dc.subjectRepublican Party
dc.subjectUS politics
dc.subjectUS populism
dc.subjectUS presidential campaign 2016
dc.subject.anzsrc16 Studies in Human Society
dc.subject.anzsrc19 Studies in Creative Arts and Writing
dc.subject.anzsrc20 Language, Communication and Culture
dc.titleTrump’s populism, la trahison des clercs and embracing dissent
dc.typeJournal article
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pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/Massey Business School
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