TY  - BOOK
AU  - Müller,Jan-Werner
TI  - What is populism?
SN  - 9780812248982
AV  - JC423 .M85 2016
PY  - 2016///]
CY  - Philadelphia
PB  - University of Pennsylvania Press
KW  - Democracy
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Political science
KW  - Populism
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-119); What Populists Say --; What Populists Do, or Populism in Power --; How to Deal with Populists --; Conclusion: Seven Theses on Populism
N2  - This work argues that at populism's core is a rejection of pluralism. Populists will always claim that they and they alone represent the people and their true interests. Müller also shows that, contrary to conventional wisdom, populists can govern on the basis of their claim to exclusive moral representation of the people: if populists have enough power, they will end up creating an authoritarian state that excludes all those not considered part of the proper "people." The book proposes a number of concrete strategies for how liberal democrats should best deal with populists and, in particular, how to counter their claims to speak exclusively for "the silent majority" or "the real people."--Provided by the publisher
ER  -