Bibliograph

What is populism?, Jan-Werner Müller

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What is populism?, Jan-Werner Müller

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-119)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

What is populism?

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bibliography

Oclc number

946693516

Responsibility statement

Jan-Werner Müller

Summary

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

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