What is populism?

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"This work argues that at populism's core is a rejection of pluralism. Populists will always claim that they and they alone represent the people and their true interests. Müller also shows that, contrary to conventional wisdom, populists can govern on the basis of their claim to exclusive moral representation of the people: if populists have enough power, they will end up creating an authoritarian state that excludes all those not considered part of the proper 'people.' The book proposes a numb…

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Full title :What is populism? / Jan-Werner Müller.

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"This work argues that at populism's core is a rejection of pluralism. Populists will always claim that they and they alone represent the people and their true interests. Müller also shows that, contrary to conventional wisdom, populists can govern on the basis of their claim to exclusive moral representation of the people: if populists have enough power, they will end up creating an authoritarian state that excludes all those not considered part of the proper 'people.' The book proposes a number of concrete strategies for how liberal democrats should best deal with populists and, in particular, how to counter their claims to speak exclusively for 'the silent majority' or 'the real people'"--Provided by the publisher.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2016

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):University of Pennsylvania Press
Place of Publication:Philadelphia
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2016

The Physical Object

Description:123 pages ; : 23 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780812248982, 0812248988, 0812293789, 9780812293784
oclc:ocn946693516
LC Classification:JC423
Dewey Decimal:320.56/62

Subjects

89.29 political ideologies: other Democracy -- Philosophy Demokratie Political science -- Philosophy Politics and government Populism Populisme Populismus