populism in the arts. (initial capital letter)the political philosophy of thePeople's party. Discover More Other Words From an ti-pop u·lismnoun Discover More Word History and Origins Origin ofpopulism1 An Americanism first recorded in1890–95;fromLatinpopul(us)“people” (people,popular) +-...
Word History Etymology probably frompopul(ist)entry1+-ism First Known Use 1891, in the meaning defined atsense 2 Time Traveler The first known use ofpopulismwas in 1891 See more words from the same year Cite this Entry Style “Populism.”Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https...
Definition of Populism While political and social scientists have developed several different definitions of populism, they increasingly explain populist forces in terms of their ideas or discourse. This growingly common “ideational” approach presents populism as a cosmic struggle between the morally good...
Thanks to this socio-historical comparison, the article proposes a new definition of populism that distinguishes it from demagogy, fascism and nativism.Federico TarragoniRoutledgeJournal of Political Ideologies
“In these days of ‘hard times,’ when unemployment and agricultural surpluses combine to make the lot of the workingman seem hard, when the leaders of bygone days arise once more to champion the cause of the people … the memory of students of American history, economics and politics goes...
Denial and far-right populism are regularly blamed for the inability of liberal democracies in the Global North to address climate change properly. But wha
John Abromeit, associate professor of history and social studies education, is an intellectual historian; he studies the history of ideas. One such idea is populism, a widely used term that is hard to define. "Populism as we understand it today emerged in the nineteenth century along with demo...
Thus, world experience testifies that populists become more active during the periods when the countries worry critical stages of the history [3]. At sharp social and economic shifts, especially when old foundations break, and new weren't designated accurately and definitely yet, on political arena...
7). This definition is satisfactory insofar as it identifies the core aspect of populism: the division of society into two categories: ‘us’ and ‘them’, and acknowledges that populism must always be blended with a ‘thick’ ideology in order to give it content. Aside from this vertical ...
(although the latter are usually – in Right wing populist rhetoric – presented as outsiders who assist in the binary definition of the ‘People’). The ‘Demos’ on the other hand was a group clearly defined by law and, thus, its interpellation was easier. Yet, appeals to the ‘Demos...