{"id":17709,"date":"2019-11-29T14:45:09","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T14:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/historiografija.hr\/?p=17709"},"modified":"2019-11-29T15:05:40","modified_gmt":"2019-11-29T15:05:40","slug":"marko-grdesic-the-shape-of-populism-serbia-before-the-dissolution-of-yugoslavia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/historiografija.hr\/?p=17709","title":{"rendered":"Marko Grde\u0161i\u0107, \u201eThe Shape of Populism: Serbia before the Dissolution of Yugoslavia\u201c"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Shape of Populism <\/em>examines socialist Serbia, then part of Yugoslavia, which in the late 1980s witnessed popular mobilization and an emergence of a populist discourse that both constructed and celebrated \u201cthe people.\u201d Author Marko Grde\u0161ic uses quantitative and qualitative analyses to show how \u201cthe people\u201d emerge in the public sphere. This book examines over 300 protests and analyzes them in conjunction with elite events such as party sessions. It examines over 1,600 letters-to-the-editor and political cartoons to reveal the populist construction of \u201cthe people.\u201d Grde\u0161ic also relies on interviews with participants in populist rallies in the late 1980s to examine the long-term legacies of populism.<\/p>\n

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Explores how elites help form constructed notions of \u201cthe people,\u201d using the case study of socialist Serbia in the late 1980s.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMarko Grde\u0161ic offers an intuitive and refreshing treatment of populism as a fractal phenomenon of elite-mass interaction. His vivid analysis of anti-bureaucratic mobilization in 1988 Serbia is an exciting contribution that illustrates the great potential in bringing together political sociology and populism studies. Political scientists and social movement scholars alike will benefit from the methodological innovations and the analytical considerations in\u00a0The Shape of Populism<\/em>, even if they do not share its pessimistic tone.\u201d
\n\u2014Paris Aslandis, Yale University<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the first comprehensive sociological analysis of the 1980s \u2018anti-bureaucratic revolution\u2019 populist movement in Serbia. Grde\u0161ic successfully combines quantitative and qualitative research models with theoretical analysis. The book stands out in terms of its analytical subtlety and its empirical richness. I highly recommend this work.\u201d
\n\u2014Sini\u0161a Male\u0161evic, University College, Dublin<\/p>\n

\u201cOutlines a creative new approach to the study of populism, yielding new insights in a crowded field. The fact that the author offers an original, empirically-grounded argument despite these odds makes it well worth publication.\u201d
\n\u2014Erin K. Jenne, Central European University<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Shape of Populism<\/em> is an extremely important contribution to our understanding of the mass mobilizations in Serbia in the late 1980s. Drawing on contemporary evidence on the construction of the concept of \u201cthe people,\u201d on the preexisting notions of that concept, and on the perceptions and experiences of people who took part, Grde\u0161ic provides a deeper understanding of the political processes in the period leading up to the wars of the 1990s. This book gives a better understanding of the general phenomenon of populism that acknowledges the role of elites, while at the same time recognizing the agency of those who participate in such movements.\u201d
\n\u2014Chip Gagnon, Ithaca College<\/p>\n

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Marko Grde\u0161ic <\/strong>is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Political Sciences at the University of Zagreb.<\/p>\n

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https:\/\/www.press.umich.edu\/9753177\/shape_of_populism<\/a><\/p>\n

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