Conference: populism and its transformation from its association with progressive, democratic ideals

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to its association with conservative, anti-democratic sentiments.

Populism Conference at Buffalo State College

http://blogs.artvoice.com/avdaily/2011/04/08/populism-conference-today-and-tomorrow-at-buffalo-state-college/

Five panels, each featuring a keynote speaker, will address populism and its transformation from its association with progressive, democratic ideals to its association with conservative, anti-democratic sentiments.

Keynote speakers include:

Geoff Eley, author whose books include Forging Democracy and A Crooked Line.
Michael Kazin, author whose books include The Populist Persuasion: An American History and A Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan.
Ernesto Laclau. Books include: Hegemony and Socialist Strategy: Towards a Radical Democratic Politics and On Populist Reason.

Panel I:

Conservative Populism and the Rise of National Socialism in Germany, 1890-1933
1. Keynote Speaker: Geoff Eley, Karl Pohrt Distinguished Professor of Contemporary History, University of Michigan. "Conservatives – Radical Nationalists – Fascists: Calling the People into Politics, 1890-1930."
2. Larry Jones, Professor of History, Canisius College. "Germany's Conservative Elites and the Problem of Political Mobilization in the Weimar Republic."
3. Pamela Swett, Associate Professor of History, McMaster University. "Populism or Popular Mobilization? Neighborhood Politics in Late Weimar Berlin."

Panel II:

Transformations of Populism in the United States, 1890 to the Present.
1. Keynote Speaker: Michael Kazin, Professor of History at Georgetown University. "The Strange Victory of Cultural Populism from the 1950s to the Present."
2. Gary Marotta, Professor of History at Buffalo State College. "Richard Hofstadter’s Populist Problem—And Ours—And His Identity as a Jewish Intellectual."
3. Charles Postel, Associate Professor of History, San Francisco State University. "(Anti-) Populism and Democracy: Then and Now."

Panel V

Recent Tendencies in Conservative Populism in Europe and the U.S.
1. Keynote Speaker: Cas Mudde, Nancy Schaenen Visiting Scholar, Depauw University. "Populist Radical-Right Parties in Europe Today."
2. Peter Breiner, Associate Professor of Political Science, SUNY, Albany. "The Subversion of Economic Populism."
3. Rick Perlstein, Award-winning journalist and author Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America. "The Tea Parties Now"