Populisms and liberal democracy - business as usual?

Populism is often thought to mark a sharp break with liberal democracy. But to what extent is this the case? In this contribution the connections between populism and liberal democracy are sketched in the context of several areas where discussions about populisms have stressed their discontinuity wi...

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Published in:Economy and society 2017-01, Vol.46 (1), p.43-59
Main Author: Thompson, Grahame F.
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Constitutional law
Democracy
Discontinuity
Economic policy
Elites
Liberal democracy
Liberalism
Populism
Referendums
representation
the people
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Democracy
Discontinuity
Economic policy
Elites
Liberal democracy
Liberalism
Populism
Referendums
representation
the people
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