Marko Grdešic is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Political Sciences at the University of Zagreb.
Marko Grdešic offers an intuitive and refreshing treatment of
populism as a fractal phenomenon of elite-mass interaction. His
vivid analysis of anti-bureaucratic mobilization in 1988 Serbia is
an exciting contribution that illustrates the great potential in
bringing together political sociology and populism studies.
Political scientists and social movement scholars alike will
benefit from the methodological innovations and the analytical
considerations in The Shape of Populism, even if they do not
share its pessimistic tone." - Paris Aslandis, Yale University
"This is the first comprehensive sociological analysis of the 1980s
'anti-bureaucratic revolution' populist movement in Serbia. Grdešic
successfully combines quantitative and qualitative research models
with theoretical analysis. The book stands out in terms of its
analytical subtlety and its empirical richness. I highly recommend
this work." - Siniša Maleševic, University College, Dublin
"Outlines a creative new approach to the study of populism,
yielding new insights in a crowded field. The fact that the author
offers an original, empirically-grounded argument despite these
odds makes it well worth publication." - Erin K. Jenne, Central
European University
"The Shape of Populism is an extremely important contribution to
our understanding of the mass mobilizations in Serbia in the late
1980s. Drawing on contemporary evidence on the construction of the
concept of 'the people,' on the preexisting notions of that
concept, and on the perceptions and experiences of people who took
part, Grdešic provides a deeper understanding of the political
processes in the period leading up to the wars of the 1990s. This
book gives a better understanding of the general phenomenon of
populism that acknowledges the role of elites, while at the same
time recognizing the agency of those who participate in such
movements." - Chip Gagnon, Ithaca College
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