One lesson derived from the three studies combined is that there is scope for more precision in terms of how conceptual categories (such as 'populism', 'far right', 'illiberalism') can be used to understand and describe Eurosceptic discourses....
the kind of diplomacy populist governments perform may be labelled ‘champion diplomacy’. It has three core features: First, being the champion of the people in its supposed struggle against the elites, the populist leader
That's what should have happened with respect to the direct seizure of power undertaken by the Florida Supreme Court in 2000. The orders of that Court were twice reviewed by the United States Supreme Court. In the first case, which resulted in a simple remand, seven of the Justices alluded...
Due to the stakes these CSOs have in public policies, both in terms of funding and access to policy-making, we expect them to need to balance criticism with good relations. The budget legislation provides an interesting case of public policy as it shows the government’s priorities, as well...
To discover what all populist actors have in common, ideally, one would need to studyallpopulists. But because this is practically impossible, I selected six populist actors from backgrounds as divergent as possible in terms of time, space and ideology. Political actors have been included only ...
This is not to say that we know for sure what our own populist moment will bring. To understand both its significance and its potential, however, we should look not at the classical portrait of populism but rather at its unique manifestation in the United States — a history that is, by...
Hence, this book first summarizes social choice theory in order to explain the full force of its critique. Then it explains, in terms of social choice theory, how politics and public issues change and develop. Finally, it reconciles democratic ideals with this new understanding of politics. ...
The question of the fate—and possible future—of civil society today, the question central to all the papers in this collection, raises the question of populism for a simple reason. Just about all understandings of civil society and its merits stress the importance of intermediate powers: ...
Populists are skilled in appealing to people's emotions through sensational narratives, myths and fears that plant the seeds of distrust in a constructed enemy. The simple solutions to complex problems offered by their charismatic leaders have attracted many voters. M. Dzurinda (*) ...
g. is claiming that “populism is simple, democracy is complex”, see: Ralf Dahrendorf: Acht Anmerkungen zum Populismus. In: Transit25 (2003), pp.156–63. Pierre Rosanvallon has expanded on the point by arguing that populism involves a triple simplification: a political-sociological ...