TY - BOOK AU - Wodak,Ruth TI - Politics of fear: what right-wing populist discourses mean SN - 9781446247006 U1 - 320.52094 PY - 2015/// CY - Los Angeles PB - Sage Publication KW - Conservatism KW - Europe KW - Discourse analysis KW - Political aspects KW - Conservatisme KW - eclas KW - Populisme KW - Partis politiques KW - Politique raciale KW - Xénophobie KW - fast KW - Rechtspopulismus KW - gnd KW - Politische Bewegung KW - Nationalismus KW - Antisemitismus KW - Konservative Partei KW - Rhetorik KW - Diskursanalyse KW - Etats-Unis d'Amérique KW - Europa KW - USA N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-230) and index N2 - "Populist right-wing politics is moving centre-stage, with some parties reaching the very top of the electoral ladder: but do we know why, and why now? In this book the author traces the trajectories of such parties from the margins of the political landscape to its centre, to understand and explain how they are transforming from fringe voices to persuasive political actors who set the agenda and frame media debates. Laying bare the normalization of nationalistic, xenophobic, racist and antisemitic rhetoric, she builds a new framework for this 'politics of fear' that is entrenching new social divides of nation, gender and body. The result reveals the micro-politics of right-wing populism: how discourses, genres, images and texts are performed and manipulated in both formal and also everyday contexts with profound consequences. This book is a must-read for scholars and students of linguistics, media and politics wishing to understand these dynamics that are re-shaping our political space."--Publisher ER -