Populism and Totalitarianism are two distinctive phenomena, only each other potentially convergent, characterised by reverse logics and trends, which fit into a broader context of people's redefinition, started with the French Revolution, with which they share and nourish contradictions. Bearing in mind issues related to the variation of philosophical categories, such as those of sovereignty and political representation, the gradual consolidation of mass society appears as a convergence point of a comprehensive range of critical perspectives (from the psychological studies concerning crowds to those focused on the consumer society and the society of spectacle). With the beginning of totalitarian regimes, and the resulting called into question of the democratic systems from which they take shape, the critical aspects of mass society can also be traced in a further conceptual category, i. e. the instances of populist movements.
Fenomeni distinti e soltanto potenzialmente convergenti, perché caratterizzati da logiche e dinamiche specularmente inverse, il populismo e il totalitarismo si inseriscono, condividendone e alimentandone le antinomie, all’interno del più ampio processo di ridefinizione del popolo che prende avvio dalla Rivoluzione francese. Coinvolgendo le questioni relative all’alterazione delle categorie di sovranità e rappresentanza, il progressivo consolidamento della società di massa si presenta infatti come una sorta punto di convergenza di una composita serie di prospettive critiche (dagli studi sulla psicologia delle folle a quelli dedicati alla società dello spettacolo e dei consumi) la cui fase di massima incandescenza è rintracciabile nell’avvento dei regimi totalitari e nella conseguente messa in discussione delle categorie democratiche su cui si innestano, in un’ulteriore diramazione concettuale, le istanze dei movimenti populisti.
Populismo, democrazia, totalitarismo. Prospettive interpretative a confronto
ARCIERO A
2020-01-01
Abstract
Populism and Totalitarianism are two distinctive phenomena, only each other potentially convergent, characterised by reverse logics and trends, which fit into a broader context of people's redefinition, started with the French Revolution, with which they share and nourish contradictions. Bearing in mind issues related to the variation of philosophical categories, such as those of sovereignty and political representation, the gradual consolidation of mass society appears as a convergence point of a comprehensive range of critical perspectives (from the psychological studies concerning crowds to those focused on the consumer society and the society of spectacle). With the beginning of totalitarian regimes, and the resulting called into question of the democratic systems from which they take shape, the critical aspects of mass society can also be traced in a further conceptual category, i. e. the instances of populist movements.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.