Where the fires are
The disintegration of the social in the USA (and elsewhere) creates the need for a strong central authority to secure order and boundaries. Hence the rise of 'libertarian authoritarianism', a novel political formation that is an inadvertent effect of neoliberal rationality. In this
sense Trump and other right-wing populist forces can be seen as part of a further reconfiguration of neoliberalism. White identity politics and male identity politics play a key role within this. In the face of the persistence and resilience of neoliberalism, we need, not hope, but 'grit,
responsibility and determination'. Small acts of local resistance have an important role to play here, and so too does political theory.
Keywords: HOPE; LIBERTARIAN AUTHORITARIANISM; MALE IDENTITY POLITICS; NEOLIBERALISM; RESISTANCE; RIGHT-WING POPULISM; TRUMP; WHITE IDENTITY POLITICS
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 01 April 2018
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