Democracies and the Populist ChallengeYves Mény, Yves Surel Palgrave Macmillan, 20 mrt 2002 - 272 pagina's Populism has become a favorite catchword for mass media and politicians faced with the challenge of protest parties or movements. It has often been equated with radical right leaders or parties. This unique volume underlines that populism is an ambiguous but constitutive component of democratic systems torn between their ideology (government of the people, by the people, for the people) and their actual functioning. |