ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book focuses on the consolidation and evolution of right-wing populism in the US and the UK, and offers examples of conspiracy narratives in both countries. It offers a wealth of information on the foundation and trajectory of nationalism and populism in Germany during recent decades. The book investigates whether nativism is the glue that, in America, holds together the marriage of nationalism and populism. It provides one of the few available discussions of nativism in connection to populist nationalism (PN) and also places the history of US populism in the context of immigration. The book examines the evolution of populism and nationalism in the United States, providing a background that led to the presidency of Donald Trump. It uses survey data from eighteen Latin American countries to explore demographic and attitudinal traits that might shape, and distinguish among, people's populist and nationalist worldviews.
