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Half Title

THE TRUMP PHENOMENON

How the Politics of Populism Won in 2016

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THE TRUMP PHENOMENON

How the Politics of Populism Won in 2016

BY

PETER KIVISTO

Augustana College and St. Petersburg State University

United Kingdom – North America – Japan – India – Malaysia – China

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Emerald Publishing Limited

Howard House, Wagon Lane, Bingley BD16 1WA, UK

First edition 2017

© Peter Kivisto, 2017

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A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

ISBN: 978-1-78714-368-5 (Print)

ISBN: 978-1-78714-367-8 (Online)

ISBN: 978-1-78714-920-5 (Epub)

Dedication

Dedicated to Congressman John Lewis — who has proven his decency and courage throughout a lifetime and the memory of Ramon Casiano — who never had the chance

Acknowledgments

During the summer of 2016, Philippa Grand and I discussed the possibility of a short book on what we assumed would be the rise and fall of Donald Trump. The idea was to write the book in the “not-too-distant future.” On November 9 we spoke again and agreed that I would begin writing at once. I did. In between these two dates, Nick Harney invited me to speak at the University of Windsor about the Trump candidacy. Even though my talk took place less than two weeks from the election, the assumption I held in August remained, though with a certain level of anxiety that was widely shared. It is to both Philippa and Nick that I owe a huge debt of gratitude for kick starting this project.

During the election season, the transition period leading up to Trump’s inauguration on January 20, 2017, and the first 75 days of the administration I have had conversations and email exchanges with numerous people in the United States and Western Europe that have proved to be immensely helpful in coming to terms with what for us was both unexpected and unwelcome. Several people read all or some of the manuscript and offered their criticisms and insights, including Dag Blanck, Steve Dawdy, Thomas Faist, Kay Herrala, Susan Kivisto, Joel Phillips, and Östen Wahlbeck. Others have aided in less direct, but nevertheless much appreciated ways. This list includes academic colleagues, students, friends, and family members. At the risk of leaving out names, I want to express my gratitude to the following: Richard Alba, Jeffrey Alexander, Fathimatha Ali, Bob Antonio, Imam Saad Baig, Paolo Boccagni, Clara Caldwell (who at age 88 took part in the Woman’s March in Washington, DC, on January 21, 2017, along with her daughter, granddaughter, and great granddaughter), John Caldwell, Rev. Robin Caldwell, Angie Carter, Naomi Castro, Rev. Jeffrey Clements, Paul Croll, Cheryl Erdmann, Don Erickson, Nancy Foner, Mary Hall, Lena Hann, Katie Hanson, Beth Hartung, David Hill, Carrie Hough, Ella Iacoviello, Corrie Jandourek, Shirley Johnson, Adam Kaul, Aaron Kivisto, Katie Kivisto, Sarah Kivisto, Sonja Knudsen, Auvo Kostianen, Lauren Langman, Joe McDowell, Irene Mekus, Rachel Moody, Ewa Morawska, Donald Munro, Sara Munro, Wendy Ng, Niko Pyrohönen, Andrey Rezaev, Fatima Sattar, Keila Saucedo, Pasi Saukonen, Giuseppe Sciortino, Jean Sottos, Vince Thomas, Rhys Williams, Jake Wirtala, and Kathy Wirtala.