Populism and reaction
Despite the supposed threat to democracy from populism, the anti-populist reaction is worse…
Despite the supposed threat to democracy from populism, the anti-populist reaction is worse…
2 April 2018
This book argues that despite the supposed threat to democracy from populist movements, the anti-populist reaction is worse; a reactionary viewpoint characterising populist movements as xenophobic, anti-democratic and totalitarian.
Anything outside the norm that attracts support from the people but is feared by vested interests is likely to be labelled “populist”. What does it mean?