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Organising populism: From symbolic power to symbolic violence.
- Source :
- Human Relations; Jan2024, Vol. 77 Issue 1, p81-110, 30p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- This article contributes to developing a management and organisation studies perspective on political organising by focusing on: (a) populism; (b) the exercise of political power; and (c) the organisation of politics. We address two questions: in what ways have English populist politicians in the 20th and 21st centuries utilised language along with other aspects of campaign organising to build and enhance their symbolic power? And: how do populist political organisations convert symbolic power into symbolic violence? Drawing on a range of concepts from Pierre Bourdieu's sociology, most specifically his work on symbolic power, symbolic violence, political ontology and the performativity of language, we conduct a comparative analysis of texts from four waves of right-wing English populism culminating in Brexit. We develop a three-step framework to explain the organisation of right-wing populism via what we term populist political methodology: (1) establishing the symbolic power of the leader and the message; (2) organising power and the division of labour of domination; and (3) reinforcing symbolic violence in targeted sections of society. Understanding how populist politics is organised can support us in resisting, challenging and disrupting right-wing populism, providing lessons for organisations campaigning against racism and xenophobia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00187267
- Volume :
- 77
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Human Relations
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 173825524
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00187267221129181