Populism and the Mirror of DemocracyFrancisco Panizza Populism raises awkward questions about modern forms of democracy. It often represents the ugly face of the people. It is neither the highest form of democracy nor its enemy. It is, rather, a mirror in which democracy may contemplate itself, warts and all, in a discovery of itself and what it lacks. This definitive collection, edited by one of the worlds pre-eminent authorities on populism, Francisco Panizza, combines theoretical essays with a number of specially commissioned case studies on populist politics. |
Contents
Populism and the Mirror of Democracy | |
Whats in a Name? | |
The End of Politics and the Challenge of Rightwing Populism | |
Populism as an Internal Periphery of Democratic Politics | |
A Failed Populist Project | |
The Making | |
Populism and the New Right in English Canada | |
Populism or Popular Democracy? The UDF Workerism and | |
Religion and Populism in Contemporary Greece | |
The Discursive Continuities of the Menemist Rupture | |
Notes | |
Bibliography | |
List of contributors | |
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