Some of the Foremost Challenges to the Status Quo
Some of the Foremost Challenges to the Status Quo
Author(s): Zygmunt BaumanSubject(s): Politics, Political Theory, Political Sciences, Sociology, Government/Political systems, Politics and communication, Politics and society, Comparative politics, Social development, Social differentiation, Sociology of Culture, Sociology of Politics, Politics of History/Memory, Politics and Identity, Identity of Collectives
Published by: Wydawnictwo Akademickie SEDNO
Keywords: elites; immigration; popular protest; retropia
Summary/Abstract: Donald Trump’s election, results of the British referendum on membership in the EU and the rise of populist parties in Europe constitute various aspects of the challenges to the status quo resulting from the growing economic and cultural gap between privileged elites and the masses, as well as from the immigration from less developed regions to the rich countries of North America and Western Europe. The existing democratic systems have been unable to cope with these challenges and a fundamental change in the status quo is necessary if authoritarian trend is to be stopped.
Journal: Studia Socjologiczno-Polityczne. Seria Nowa
- Issue Year: 7/2017
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 31-45
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English