Me the People How Populism Transforms Democracy

Populism suddenly is everywhere, and everywhere misunderstood. Nadia Urbinati argues that populism should be regarded as government based on an unmediated relationship between the leader and those defined as the “good” or “right” people. Mingling history, theory, and current affairs, Urbinati illumi...

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Main Author: Urbinati, Nadia
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; Massachusetts ; London ; England Harvard University Press 2019, ©2019
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Collection: DeGruyter MPG Collection - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Populism suddenly is everywhere, and everywhere misunderstood. Nadia Urbinati argues that populism should be regarded as government based on an unmediated relationship between the leader and those defined as the “good” or “right” people. Mingling history, theory, and current affairs, Urbinati illuminates populism’s tense relation to democracy.
Physical Description:240 Seiten
ISBN:978-0-674-24357-6
9780674243583
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