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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Populism in Europe: An Illiberal Democratic Response to Undemocratic Liberalism (TheGovernment and Opposition/Leonard Schapiro Lecture 2019)
Contributor:
Mudde, Cas
imprint:
Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2021
Published in:Government and Opposition
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1017/gov.2021.15
ISSN:
0017-257X;
1477-7053
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>In this lecture, I lay out my approach to populism, which falls within the now dominant ‘ideational approach’ of populism, discuss the complex relationship between populism and politics, and identify some of the main causes of the ongoing ‘populist Zeitgeist’. My main arguments are: (1) while populism is related to (real and perceived) ‘crises’, these so-called ‘crises’ are often catalysts rather than prime causes of the rise of populism; (2) populism is essentially an illiberal democratic response to undemocratic liberalism; and (3) populism can only be overcome by more rather than less liberal democracy. I illustrate my arguments on the basis of the recent rise of populism in Europe, but believe they also largely hold true beyond that specific regional and temporal context.</jats:p>