The crisis of democracy in Europe and the inability of the political parties and élites to adequately meet the challenges of globalisation exposes the increasingly fragmented middle classes to the tempations of Euroscepticism, and, in some cases, xenophobia. The crisis of the average man, the degradation and devalutation of culture appear to be the distinctive traits of the new, post-ideological democracy of our times, known as "audience democracy". There is therefore an urgent need for un inclusive Europe with a renewed welfare sistem, based around the citizenry and not the masses.

A MORBID DEMOCRACY old and new populisms

SIMEONI M
2014-01-01

Abstract

The crisis of democracy in Europe and the inability of the political parties and élites to adequately meet the challenges of globalisation exposes the increasingly fragmented middle classes to the tempations of Euroscepticism, and, in some cases, xenophobia. The crisis of the average man, the degradation and devalutation of culture appear to be the distinctive traits of the new, post-ideological democracy of our times, known as "audience democracy". There is therefore an urgent need for un inclusive Europe with a renewed welfare sistem, based around the citizenry and not the masses.
2014
978-2-87574-233-9
democracy; Europe; populisms; globalisation; mass man; people
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