The crisis of american liberalism

identity and antipolitics

Authors

  • Luiz Eduardo Garcia da Silva Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21878/compolitica.2020.10.3.450

Keywords:

United States, Political Culture, Democracy, Identity Politics

Abstract

How was it possible the election of Donald Trump in 2016 and why the liberals could not stand up to it? These are the questions that Mark Lilla tries to answer in his book. Observing the construction of a political culture centered in the individualism, the author criticizes how liberals in the United States have crystallized a political strategy based on purely identity politics making themselves uncapable of building a shared political agenda. This “pseudopolitics” narrows the scope of the demands from the liberals which weakens the electoral power of the Democrats as well as promotes a political vacuum. This creates as well an environment that is being filled with individuals who have a discourse well adapted to the present antidemocratic mentality.   

Author Biography

Luiz Eduardo Garcia da Silva, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

Mestre e Doutor em Ciência Política (UFRGS), Bacharel em Ciências Sociais e Ciências Econômicas (UFRGS). Doutorando em Economia do Desenvolvimento (PUCRS).  E-mail: luizeduardogarcia1@gmail.com

References

BASS, Clarence B. Backgrounds to Dispensationalism: its historical genesis and ecclesiastical implications. Eugene: Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2005.
LILLA, Mark. O Progressista de Ontem e o do Amanhã: desafios da democracia liberal no mundo pós-políticas identitárias. São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, 2018.

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Published

2020-12-28

How to Cite

Garcia da Silva, L. E. (2020). The crisis of american liberalism: identity and antipolitics. Compolítica, 10(3), 233–240. https://doi.org/10.21878/compolitica.2020.10.3.450

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 3 (2020): Revista Compolitica

Section

Resenhas

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