Populisms and liberal democracy – business as usual?
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Populisms and liberal democracy – business as usual? / Thompson, Grahame Frederick.
In: Economy and Society, Vol. 46, No. 1, 3, 01.2017, p. 43-59.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Populisms and liberal democracy – business as usual?
AU - Thompson, Grahame Frederick
PY - 2017/1
Y1 - 2017/1
N2 - Populism is often thought to mark a sharp break with liberal democracy. But to what extent is this the case? In this contribution the connections between populism and liberal democracy are sketched in the context of several areas where discussions about populisms have stressed their discontinuity with the liberal democratic tradition and its practices. The discussion concentrates upon the notions of the people, their representation, elites, constitutional issues and economic policies. In each case it is suggested that continuities are as strong, and sometimes stronger, than discontinuities in these relationships. The contribution ends with a discussion of how it might be possible to defend liberal democracy from a non-liberal position in the face of the critique from populisms.
AB - Populism is often thought to mark a sharp break with liberal democracy. But to what extent is this the case? In this contribution the connections between populism and liberal democracy are sketched in the context of several areas where discussions about populisms have stressed their discontinuity with the liberal democratic tradition and its practices. The discussion concentrates upon the notions of the people, their representation, elites, constitutional issues and economic policies. In each case it is suggested that continuities are as strong, and sometimes stronger, than discontinuities in these relationships. The contribution ends with a discussion of how it might be possible to defend liberal democracy from a non-liberal position in the face of the critique from populisms.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - populism
KW - liberal democracy
KW - the people
KW - elites
KW - representation
KW - referendums
U2 - 10.1080/03085147.2017.1307652
DO - 10.1080/03085147.2017.1307652
M3 - Journal article
VL - 46
SP - 43
EP - 59
JO - Economy and Society
JF - Economy and Society
SN - 0308-5147
IS - 1
M1 - 3
ER -
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