Sociology in a Time (Never Quite) Like Any Other
To many, 2016 marked the end of the world as we knew it. The populist revolts represented by the Brexit vote and Trump electoral victory, the violence of Duterte in the Philippines, and a resurgence of authoritarian governments and political parties have shaken the neoliberal democratic capitalist order. Alongside political currents, we have seen the spread of “fake news,” and a growing backlash against “political correctness” across...