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Democracy in Spite of the Demos: Arendt, the Democratic Turn, and Critical Theory

Busk, Larry (University of Oregon, 2019-04-30)

This dissertation examines the limits of the figure of democracy as a critical category in contemporary political philosophy. I frame the analysis around a structural tension in the work of several authors who rely on ...
Economies of Longing: The Superhero as National Leader in India

Sanyal, Debarghya (University of Oregon, 2022-10-04)

My dissertation explains how Hindu right-wing political factions have drawn upon a mythologically mediated superhero iconography to conjure images — and promise the return — of a Hindu golden past. Examining the comic book ...
The Resurgence of Populism: An Examination into the Conditions That Allow for the Rise of Populist Parties in Europe and the United States

Petitt, Samuel Theodore (University of Oregon, 2019)

This paper seeks to understand the conditions that have led to the rise of populism across Europe and in the United States. To that end, this paper sets about defining the term populism, which it concludes to be a mode of ...
We the People: Populism and Party Realignment in the United States

Couch, Tiffany (University of Oregon, 2017-12)

Populism is an increasingly relevant topic in the current American political sphere. From the People’s Party to George Wallace, there is plenty to be learned about this movement and its previous influences on the American ...