Abstract
Abstract Four decades of neo-liberalism and the economic crash of 2007/2008 have polarised politics in the developed world. More is known about the dynamics and effects of this in urban, less so in rural, contexts. Although divides appear to be widening, and no immediate solutions have been provided, the origins of rural polarisation, divides, and the current hijacking of the rural by populist forces remain somewhat unclear. This polemical piece traces current rural developments through five ‘moments’ of sequential, increasing ‘violence’ towards the rural, culminating in the current ‘moment’ of ‘the hijacked rural’. The likely shape and nature of a post-populist, post-Gilded-Age and post-neoliberal rural are explored.
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