What Is Populism? Muller Jan-WernerPevná vazba
Donald Trump, Silvio Berlusconi, Marine Le Pen, Hugo Ch vez--populists are on the rise across the globe. But what exactly is populism? Should everyone who criticizes Wall Street or Washington be…
Specifikacia What Is Populism? Muller Jan-WernerPevná vazba
Donald Trump, Silvio Berlusconi, Marine Le Pen, Hugo Ch vez--populists are on the rise across the globe. But what exactly is populism? Should everyone who criticizes Wall Street or Washington be called a populist? What precisely is the difference between right-wing and left-wing populism? Does populism bring government closer to the people or is it a threat to democracy? Who are "the people" anyway and who can speak in their name? These questions have never been more pressing.In this groundbreaking volume, Jan-Werner M ller 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. M ller 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