Populist movements are often led by dominating charismatic figures who claim to act as “the voice of the people” in government. For example, in his January 2017 inaugural address, self-proclaimed populist U.S. PresidentDonald Trumpstated, “For too long, a small group in our nation’s capi...
With the rise of populist movements in the U.S. and Europe, a kind of internecine warfare has broken out among writers and thinkers of a conservative cast of mind. Richard Aldous, WSJ, 14 June 2018 But the strike managed to highlight both sides’ persistent internecine warfare, as well....
According to Canadian communications theorist Sherry Devereux Ferguson, most 20th century theories of public opinion fall into one of three general categories. The “populist” approach sees public opinion as a means of ensuring a healthy flow of communication between elected representatives and the peop...
Most historians consider the first truly totalitarian regimes to have been formed during the chaotic aftermath ofWorld War Iwhen the rapid modernization of weapons and communications enabled totalitarian movements to exert their control. In the early 1920s Italian fascistBenito Mussolinicoined the term ...
In Germany, the nationalist-populist political party Alternative for Germany (AfD), known for its opposition to the European Union and immigration, has become a major opposition force. In Spain, the self-proclaimed conservative right-wing Vox party won seats in the Spanish parliament for the first...
Populism, political program or movement that champions, or claims to champion, the common person, by contrast with a real or perceived elite. It combines elements of the left and right, opposing large business and financial interests and frequently being
Fascism, political ideology and mass movement that dominated central, southern, and eastern Europe between 1919 and 1945 and was characterized by extreme militant nationalism, hatred of communism and socialism, contempt for democracy, and belief in natur
White supremacy, beliefs and ideas purporting natural superiority of the lighter-skinned, or ‘white,’ human races over other racial groups. In contemporary usage, the term white supremacist has been used to describe some groups espousing ultranationali