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This commentary challenges views of left populism as the normative desirable path for radical democracy. It disentangles populist diagnosis of the failures and deficits of democracy from its solutions. It… Click to show full abstract
This commentary challenges views of left populism as the normative desirable path for radical democracy. It disentangles populist diagnosis of the failures and deficits of democracy from its solutions. It argues that the logic of populism so well analyzed by Laclau leads to the appropriation of people’s power by a clique of politicians and ultimately by a leader.
Keywords:
democratic answer;
populism;
populism radical;
left populism;
radical democratic;
sociology
Journal Title: Irish Journal of Sociology
Year Published: 2019
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Journal Title: Irish Journal of Sociology
Year Published: 2019
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