Populism and the will of the people: how mathematics shows populism to be meaningless
Sandmann, J.
(2019-02-25 - 2019-03-02)
Populism and the will of the people: how mathematics shows populism to be meaningless
[Poster]. LSE Research Festival 2019: New World (Dis)Orders, London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom, GBR.
Populists across many countries have claimed to represent the "true" will of the people, and that no one else ought to have a right to offer a political alternative. Using mathematical and logical arguments from social choice theory, I show that this claim I call "moral populism" is meaningless.
| Item Type | Conference or Workshop Item (Poster) |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2019 The Author |
| Departments | LSE |
| Date Deposited | 17 May 2019 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/100611 |