Populism may well be inevitable in democracies, but it is also the cause of democratic disenchantment
Wolton, S.
& Prato, C.
(6 March 2018)
Populism may well be inevitable in democracies, but it is also the cause of democratic disenchantment.
Democratic Audit Blog.
& Prato, C.
(6 March 2018)
Populism may well be inevitable in democracies, but it is also the cause of democratic disenchantment.
Democratic Audit Blog.
Much has been written about populism and its move to the mainstream. Stephane Wolton and Carlo Prato argue that it has arisen, not so much from democratic dissatisfaction but from voters’ demands for reform, which leads politicians to engage opportunistically in a form of populism by campaigning on reformist agendas regardless of their ability to successfully carry them out.