What Is Populism?
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'This lucid guide is essential reading' Guardian
From Donald Trump to Recep Erdogan， populists are on the rise across the globe。 But what exactly is populism？
Should everyone who criticizes Wall Street or Washington be called a populist？ What precisely is the difference between right-wing and left-wing populism？ Does populism bring government closer to the people or is it a threat to democracy？ Who are "the people" anyway and who can speak in their name？ These questions have never been more pressing。
In this provocative book， Jan-Werner Müller 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。 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"。 Proposing a number of concrete strategies for how liberal democrats should best deal with populists， Müller shows how to counter their claims to speak exclusively for "the silent majority"。
*Updated with a new afterword*
From Donald Trump to Recep Erdogan， populists are on the rise across the globe。 But what exactly is populism？
Should everyone who criticizes Wall Street or Washington be called a populist？ What precisely is the difference between right-wing and left-wing populism？ Does populism bring government closer to the people or is it a threat to democracy？ Who are "the people" anyway and who can speak in their name？ These questions have never been more pressing。
In this provocative book， Jan-Werner Müller 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。 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"。 Proposing a number of concrete strategies for how liberal democrats should best deal with populists， Müller shows how to counter their claims to speak exclusively for "the silent majority"。
*Updated with a new afterword*
Reviews
Carlie Gavin
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It was interesting to read a book that listed step by step what Donald Trump did after the 2016 election that was published prior to his inauguration。 Fantastic read。 A bit heavy on the political vocabulary， if you’re like me and not 600 tabs deep on political theory so you don’t know what terms like “majoritarianism”， “producerism” or many other -ism’s mean， have google define on standby。
Parsa
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یک ترجمه افتضاح
Irenadz
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Tough read for me。 I learned but…
C
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A hallmark of science is predictive power。 I'd like to think that it also applies to political science / theory。 This book was published in April 2016 and labeled Donald Trump a populist before he won the election， and 。 Yet its theory and formulation of populism predicted many many things that Trump would do， notably his false claims regarding the result of the 2020 election。 There are many other examples drawn from populist leaders around the world。 Read this book and understand why populism i A hallmark of science is predictive power。 I'd like to think that it also applies to political science / theory。 This book was published in April 2016 and labeled Donald Trump a populist before he won the election， and 。 Yet its theory and formulation of populism predicted many many things that Trump would do， notably his false claims regarding the result of the 2020 election。 There are many other examples drawn from populist leaders around the world。 Read this book and understand why populism is anti-democratic， bigoted， and here to stay。 。。。more
Tingyue Wang
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book is almost horrifying to me since when I look back on my whole life， I’ve been living with populism。 What evokes me most is that “ The idea of the single，homogeneous，authentic people is a fantasy。” The politicians are constantly selling you the idea that “I am the people” and the standard of the “true” people。 But is there any “general standard”？ The concept of the “people” is definitely what the politicians should explain at first。
Farah Ajmi
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3。8
Mike
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Nice， concise intro to the topic （although still will require some knowledge of basic political terminology to get through it）。 I can't speak to how representative it is of all academic discourse on populism， but it was valuable in any case for the trends it describes。 About a 3-hour listen on audiobook， though I had to jump back often enough to re-listen to a sentence that it probably ended up being more like 4 or 5 in the end。 Nice， concise intro to the topic （although still will require some knowledge of basic political terminology to get through it）。 I can't speak to how representative it is of all academic discourse on populism， but it was valuable in any case for the trends it describes。 About a 3-hour listen on audiobook， though I had to jump back often enough to re-listen to a sentence that it probably ended up being more like 4 or 5 in the end。 。。。more
Amit Kumar Pandey
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What is Populism？ By Jan-Werner Muller‘Populism’ being such a hot topic among political thinkers and various stake-holders in politics in recent times。 The Author himself is a professor of politics and he has done the much-needed research on the subject。 His definition of ‘Populism’ is comprehensive and covers relevant related aspects with example from contemporary world politics。 However， he has mainly focused on the politics of America （USA） and Europe。 ‘Populism is dangerous as it goes agains What is Populism？ By Jan-Werner Muller‘Populism’ being such a hot topic among political thinkers and various stake-holders in politics in recent times。 The Author himself is a professor of politics and he has done the much-needed research on the subject。 His definition of ‘Populism’ is comprehensive and covers relevant related aspects with example from contemporary world politics。 However， he has mainly focused on the politics of America （USA） and Europe。 ‘Populism is dangerous as it goes against the idea of ‘Pluralism’ while opposing the elitist。 Populism is a degraded form of democracy that promises good on democracy’s highest ideals （“let the people rule”）。’…thus the author derives that ‘populism is something like a permanent shadow of modern representative democracy， and a constant peril’。 The relationship between populism and democracy becomes problematic as the populists recognises a ‘singe， homogenous， authentic people’ and ignores and excludes the ‘others’。 However， the flaws of liberal democracy（‘broken promises of democracy’） only give strength to Populism but the author clearly denies the capability of populism to rectify those flaws and making democracy more relevant。‘Demagoguery and populism- interchangeable’‘populism is strong in places with weak party system。’…。weakening of ‘party democracy’ has contributed to populism。Populists believe in the political philosophy that pluralism and diversity are not first order values as is ‘freedom’…。denial of multiculturalism is totally undemocratic。So， how to respond to Populists？。。。erecting a cordon sanitaire （excluding populists） ……is not the way as per the author as it is Populists’ idea to exclude…。so， talking to the populists is not the same as talking like populists。The book often gives academic taste。 However， a great read for the people interested in politics and political ideas。Overall， an interesting read。 。。。more
Al
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Com argumentos fortes， o autor tenta delimitar e esclarecer o que， em suas palavras， será sempre a sombra da democracia representativa。 Sua explanação cobre desde a forja do termo， em que as primeiras agremiações assim se autodenominavam nos EUA no final do século XIX， mas sem necessariamente o serem de fato， até os vários populistas atuais， no poder ou não。 Além de desmistificar preconceitos que empurrariam manifestações legítimas， do ponto de vista do espectro democrático， para o limbo conceit Com argumentos fortes， o autor tenta delimitar e esclarecer o que， em suas palavras， será sempre a sombra da democracia representativa。 Sua explanação cobre desde a forja do termo， em que as primeiras agremiações assim se autodenominavam nos EUA no final do século XIX， mas sem necessariamente o serem de fato， até os vários populistas atuais， no poder ou não。 Além de desmistificar preconceitos que empurrariam manifestações legítimas， do ponto de vista do espectro democrático， para o limbo conceitual， e o contrapontuar com a também nefasta tecnocracia， há ainda um direcionamento bastante oportuno de como lidar com os partidários desta visão política。 Nunca um livro foi tão necessário frente às diversidades enfrentadas pelas democracias mundiais。 。。。more
Mehtap exotiquetv
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Was bedeutet Populismus？ In diesem kleinen Booklet gibt der Autor eine Antwort auf diese Frage。Jan Werner Müller definiert den Begriff und gibt Realbeispiele der Politik und wie sich Populismus in Kommunikation in der Öffentlichkeit bemerkbar macht und warum sie eine Bedrohung für die Demokratie sein kann。
Josh Morgan
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A decent insight into the concept of populism， although recommended that some prior knowledge of international relations may be necessary to grasp application of certain cases to the concept。 A helpful reminder in today's populist climate of politics。 A decent insight into the concept of populism， although recommended that some prior knowledge of international relations may be necessary to grasp application of certain cases to the concept。 A helpful reminder in today's populist climate of politics。 。。。more
Maxim Kavin
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Вполне неплохая книга， которая по своему объёму напоминает， скорее， статью， чем полноценную работу。 Если вы хотите понять суть современного популизма， не вдаваясь в подробности， — эта книга идеально подойдёт для вас。
Nart Shalqini
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One of the best pieces of literature on populism that I ever read。 Populism is vaguely defined， but used very widely in the media; especially in the past decade。 I think Müller has correctly identified what discerns populism from other forms of doing politics-- anti-pluralism in addition to being anti-establishment。 The only caveat is that nobody can claim to precisely define populism， because it simply does not mean the same thing to different people。 I think a lot of movements that are called One of the best pieces of literature on populism that I ever read。 Populism is vaguely defined， but used very widely in the media; especially in the past decade。 I think Müller has correctly identified what discerns populism from other forms of doing politics-- anti-pluralism in addition to being anti-establishment。 The only caveat is that nobody can claim to precisely define populism， because it simply does not mean the same thing to different people。 I think a lot of movements that are called 'left-wing populist' do not fit to Müller's definition。 Essentially， he is trying to capture what today's media calls 'right-wing' populism; not populism in general。 He claims that Bernie Sanders in the US， and Podemos in Spain or Syriza in Greece are not populist movements as portrayed in the media。 This may be right， but again， it is not up to a single individual to define populism。 。。。more
Caitlin Cooper
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populism truly is the dark shadow of democracy - and sure， democratic theory needs some work， but populism poses such a poignant danger that it simply must be addressed sooner rather than later。 a populist believes that they and they alone represent the true will of the people （which does not exist， but populists do not know that） - but the catch is that， in the eyes of populists， only a portion of the population are the morally pure， true people。 to exclude so widely and so freely is。。。dark and populism truly is the dark shadow of democracy - and sure， democratic theory needs some work， but populism poses such a poignant danger that it simply must be addressed sooner rather than later。 a populist believes that they and they alone represent the true will of the people （which does not exist， but populists do not know that） - but the catch is that， in the eyes of populists， only a portion of the population are the morally pure， true people。 to exclude so widely and so freely is。。。dark and I think the existence of widespread populism speaks to a deeper truth - that living is an intensely insecure experience & populists （and their followers） attempt to solve this by convincing themselves that they are the correct iteration of humanity & that everyone that does not resemble their ego is wronghighly recommend if you want some insight into the thought mechanics of some of our most dangerous political “leaders” and their followers 。。。more
Mahmood Shamsan
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Summary of the book from the author himself:1。 Populism is neither the authentic part of modern democratic politics nor a kind of pathology caused by irrationalcitizens。 It is the permanent shadow of representative politics。 There is always the possibility for an actor to speak inthe name of the “real people” as a way of contesting currently powerful elites。 There was no populism in ancientAthens; demagoguery perhaps， but no populism， sincethe latter exists only in representative systems。 Populi Summary of the book from the author himself:1。 Populism is neither the authentic part of modern democratic politics nor a kind of pathology caused by irrationalcitizens。 It is the permanent shadow of representative politics。 There is always the possibility for an actor to speak inthe name of the “real people” as a way of contesting currently powerful elites。 There was no populism in ancientAthens; demagoguery perhaps， but no populism， sincethe latter exists only in representative systems。 Populistsare not against the principle of political representation;they just insist that only they themselves are legitimaterepresentatives。。2。 Not everyone who criticizes elites is a populist。 In addition to being antielitist， populists are antipluralist。 Theyclaim that they and they alone represent the people。 Allother political competitors are essentially illegitimate， andanyone who does not support them is not properly part ofthe people。 When in opposition， populists will necessarily insist that elites are immoral， whereas the people are amoral， homogeneous entity whose will cannot err。。3。 It can often seem that populists claim to represent thecommon good as willed by the people。 On closer inspection， it turns out that what matters for populists is less theproduct of a genuine process of will-formation or a common good that anyone with common sense can glean thana symbolic representation of the “real people” from whichthe correct policy is then deduced。 This renders the political position of a populist immune to empirical refutation。Populists can always play off the “real people” or “silentmajority” against elected representatives and the officialoutcome of a vote。。4。 While populists often call for referenda， such exercisesare not about initiating open-ended processes of democratic will-formation among citizens。 Populists simplywish to be confirmed in what they have already determined the will of the real people to be。 Populism is not apath to more participation in politics。。5。 Populists can govern， and they are likely to do so in linewith their basic commitment to the idea that only theyrepresent the people。 Concretely， they will engage in occupying the state， mass clientelism and corruption， and thesuppression of anything like a critical civil society。 Thesepractices find an explicit moral justification in the populist political imagination and hence can be avowed openly。Populists can also write constitutions; these will be partisan or “exclusive” constitutions designed to keep populists in power in the name of perpetuating some supposedoriginal and authentic popular will。 They are likely to leadto serious constitutional conflict at some point or other。。6。 Populists should be criticized for what they are—a realdanger to democracy （and not just to “liberalism”）。 Butthat does not mean that one should not engage them inpolitical debate。 Talking with populists is not the same astalking like populists。 One can take the problems they raiseseriously without accepting the ways in which they framethese problems。。7。 Populism is not a corrective to liberal democracy in thesense of bringing politics “closer to the people” or evenreasserting popular sovereignty， as is sometimes claimed。But it can be useful in making it clear that parts of thepopulation really are unrepresented （the lack of representation might concern interests or identity， or both）。 Thisdoes not justify the populist claim that only their supporters are the real people and that they are the sole legitimaterepresentatives。 Populism， then， should force defenders ofliberal democracy to think harder about what current failures of representation might be。 It should also push themto address more general moral questions。 What are thecriteria for belonging to the polity？ Why exactly is pluralism worth preserving？ And how can one address theconcerns of populist voters understood as free and equalcitizens， not as pathological cases of men and womendriven by frustration， anger， and resentment？ The hopeis that this book has suggested at least some preliminaryanswers to these questions。 。。。more
Mattia
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un piccolo saggio scritto da un grande politologo。 Un testo interessante per capire in modo semplice e chiaro il fenomeno del Populismo。 Se però cercate un testo che fornisca ulteriori spiegazioni storico-filosofiche o che ricorra a un sufficente numero di rimandi empirici， allora non è il testo ideale。
volcccov
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Libro ameno y relativamente fácil de entender sobre un tema muy en boga últimamente。
Goan Booij
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Het is natuurlijk echt superhandig als je studie van je vraagt om gewoon hele boekjes te lezen， die dan ook nog eens op Goodreads staan。 Zo mep je twee vliegen helemaal de tering in met één enkele klap。 Al ga ik wederom het doel van een reading challenge voorbij als ik blij wordt dat ik 'weer een boekje uitheb'。 Tja， ik kan er zelf ook niets aan doen dat ik een warm gevoel en vlinders in mijn buik krijgt als ik mijn progress bar enkele millimeters naar rechts zie verschuiven。 Het fijne van What Het is natuurlijk echt superhandig als je studie van je vraagt om gewoon hele boekjes te lezen， die dan ook nog eens op Goodreads staan。 Zo mep je twee vliegen helemaal de tering in met één enkele klap。 Al ga ik wederom het doel van een reading challenge voorbij als ik blij wordt dat ik 'weer een boekje uitheb'。 Tja， ik kan er zelf ook niets aan doen dat ik een warm gevoel en vlinders in mijn buik krijgt als ik mijn progress bar enkele millimeters naar rechts zie verschuiven。 Het fijne van What is Populism van Müller is dat het een lekker compact boekje is met een hele hoop informatie。 My boy Jan-Werner beargumenteert dat populisme niet alleen door anti-elitisme wordt gekenmerkt， maar ook door anti-pluralisme。 Alléén de populistische partij vertolkt de wil van het échte volk。 Volgens de niet zo my boy Geert Wilders bestaat het 'echte volk' bijvoorbeeld uit duizenden Henken en miljoenen Ingrids。 Ik ben geen volk voor Wilders。 Gelukkig was ik toch al van plan om vanavond met een existentiële crisis in een hoekje te wenen， dus daar verandert dit besef vrij weinig aan。 Betekent overigens dus ook dat links/rechts vrij weinig hiermee te maken heeft， aangezien linkse populisten ook bestaan （Half Zuid-Amerika groet u） en racisme niet inherent is aan populisme， al wordt de weg er wel voor vrijgemaakt。 。。。more
Naima
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This small book is great if you are interested in what populism actually means and how to recognise it。 I now realise that it is even more complex as portrayed in the media。 The anti pluralist and anti elitist criteria really spoke to me and made me look differently at politics。 It was new to me that populism does not necessarily have to do anything with their particular point of view， but more with how they present themselves and who they ‘represent’。 A very useful read in this day and age。
Jorge
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Absolutely excellent！ Analysis from root causes to practical use。 Congratulatios Mr。 Müller！
Mika Hočevar
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Knjiga "Kaj je populizem" predstavi tri pomembna vprašanja: 1。 Kaj govorijo populisti"Trdim， da je populizem posebna moralistična predstava politike， način dojemanja političnega sveta， ki predstavlja moralno neoporečno in popolnoma poenoteno - toda po mojem prepričanju povsem namišljeno - ljudstvo proti elitam， ki veljajo za skorumpirane ali kako drugače manjvredne。 Kritiziranje elit je nujen， vendar ne zadosten pogoj， da veljaš za populista。""Ne samo proti elitam， populisti so vedno usmerjeni t Knjiga "Kaj je populizem" predstavi tri pomembna vprašanja: 1。 Kaj govorijo populisti"Trdim， da je populizem posebna moralistična predstava politike， način dojemanja političnega sveta， ki predstavlja moralno neoporečno in popolnoma poenoteno - toda po mojem prepričanju povsem namišljeno - ljudstvo proti elitam， ki veljajo za skorumpirane ali kako drugače manjvredne。 Kritiziranje elit je nujen， vendar ne zadosten pogoj， da veljaš za populista。""Ne samo proti elitam， populisti so vedno usmerjeni tudi proti pluralizmu: trdijo namreč， da samo oni predstavljajo ljudstvo。""Kadar so na oblasti， ne priznavajo legitimne opozicije。 Njihova temeljna premisa je ta， da kdorkoli v resnici ne podpira populističnih strank， najbrž tako ni del pravega ljudstva。"2。 Kaj počnejo populisti oz。 populizem na vladiNa strani 59 govori o zanimivem fenomenu， "da razkritja korupcij preprosto ne omajajo ugleda populističnih voditeljev， kot bi človek pričakoval。" "Podporniki populistov so prepričani， da korupcija in nepotizem nista resnična problema， dokler dajeta videz ukrepov， ki se izvajajo v korist moralnih， delavnih NAS， in ne nemoralnih ali celo tujih NJIH。 Zato je mnenje liberalcev， češ， da morajo samo razkriti korupcijo， pa bodo diskreditirali populiste， zgolj pobožna želja。"3。 Kako pristopiti k populistom"Glavne razlike med demokracijo in populizmom bi morale biti sedaj že jasne: v demokraciji večini omogočiš， da pooblasti predstavnike， katerih dejanja bodo zastopana ali pa ne bodo skladna s tistimi， kar je glavnina državljanov pričakovala ali bi si želela， populizem pa se dela， da noben ukrep populistične vlade ni sporen， ker je tako hotelo LJUDSTVO。"Krasen zaključek knjige je spisal tudi Ali Žerdin， ki je podrobneje predstavil delivanje Jugoslavije in kasneje Slovenije ter z zadnjim stavkom zadel žebljico na glavico: "Za ustavno načelo， da ima lastnina poleg gospodarske tudi socialno in ekološko funkcijo， se je vredno boriti。 Ravnanje z orožjem za obrambo tega načela je presenetljivo enostavno: v roke vzemite kemični svinčnik in na volilnem listku obkrožite ime stranke， ki teh načel ne ogroža。"Priporočam v branje， čeprav je za nekoga， ki ni politolog， sociolog ali filozof， knjiga težja za branje。 V njej so predstavljeni nekateri primeri populizma （bi jih osebno želela več oz。 zaključek， ki ga je spisal Žerdin je veliko bolj berljiv in razumljiv）， ki se trenutno dogaja na Madžarskem in Poljskem， v Turčiji， Venezueli in ZDA s Trumpom na oblasti。 Ravno na primerih teh držav lahko vidimo， kako blizu je Slovenija omenjenim državam na političnem zemljevidu。 Prav tako knjiga razloži， zakaj Slovenski demokratski stranki bolj paše ime Demos， s katerim so se predstavljali v času ob osamosvojitvi。 。。。more
Aymerage
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Politiktheoretisch sehr guter "Essay" welches den Populismus nachgeht und ihn als Kampf gegen eine "moralisch schlechte" Elite darstellt。 Wahrscheinlich auch der Grund wieso ich es zum 3。 mal lese。Dabei analysiert Müller von einem starken pro-"liberal demokratisch" was vielleicht einer besseren Analyse im Wege steht Politiktheoretisch sehr guter "Essay" welches den Populismus nachgeht und ihn als Kampf gegen eine "moralisch schlechte" Elite darstellt。 Wahrscheinlich auch der Grund wieso ich es zum 3。 mal lese。Dabei analysiert Müller von einem starken pro-"liberal demokratisch" was vielleicht einer besseren Analyse im Wege steht 。。。more
Hosein
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خوندنش باعث میشه بفهمیم چقدر سرمون کلاه رفته در این دوران
Barry Slee
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Okay Valid points and though provoking certainly in today’s world。 Just a bit dry， bit too theoretical I felt。 Two more
Mannie Liscum
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Clocking at just 103 pp。 （of formal text）， German-born Princeton Professor of Political Philosophy， Jan-Warner Muller’s “What Is Populism？” is a must read for anyone interested in political philosophies and organizing systems。 Muller dispenses with several misnomers and fallacies about modern populism， and boils this philosophical brand of politics to seven essential components that are common to all ‘populist’ movements and more appropriately their leaders。 I’m not gonna give away these seven c Clocking at just 103 pp。 （of formal text）， German-born Princeton Professor of Political Philosophy， Jan-Warner Muller’s “What Is Populism？” is a must read for anyone interested in political philosophies and organizing systems。 Muller dispenses with several misnomers and fallacies about modern populism， and boils this philosophical brand of politics to seven essential components that are common to all ‘populist’ movements and more appropriately their leaders。 I’m not gonna give away these seven critical items - you’re gonna have to read the book， but suffice it to say that they are what make populism both dangerous to democracy and liberalism， as well as reflect what ails western democracies and needs to be addressed as an antidote to the rise of populists。 5 stars。 。。。more
Myth Liberated
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کتاب با توجه اسمش که سعی کرده پوپولیسم رو بشناسونه حاوی نکات مفیدی هست ولی به نظرم دیدگاه و تعاریف کتاب قسمت اعظمش برگرفته از دولت و اتفاقات کشور مجارستان هست و گوشه کوچکی هم از ونزوئلا ،البته اگه دیدگاه و تعاریف رو جهان شمول بدونیم که فقط از دو تا کشور مثال زده رو بشه ندیده گرفت وگرنه باید ایرادتای گرفت که نمیشه برای همه جا یه تعریف واحد از پوپولیسم داد。ارزش خوندن داره
Dennis Murphy
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More of an extended political essay than a book， What is Populism by Jan-Werner Muller is a particularly insightful， if somewhat slanted， overview of populism。 I used it extensively inside of my Masters' Thesis， and there is plenty within the text that is highly useful for someone exploring elements of theory in political science。 There are a few things that I find mildly off-putting， making me think that I'm reading commentary rather than analysis or description， but its a decent enough place t More of an extended political essay than a book， What is Populism by Jan-Werner Muller is a particularly insightful， if somewhat slanted， overview of populism。 I used it extensively inside of my Masters' Thesis， and there is plenty within the text that is highly useful for someone exploring elements of theory in political science。 There are a few things that I find mildly off-putting， making me think that I'm reading commentary rather than analysis or description， but its a decent enough place to start。 He steps back from some of the pathologizing language that one might find in similar work， but he doesn't entirely repudiate it either。 On topics like these one should read widely， and your viewpoint will be entirely lacking if you do not at least engage in a discussion with this book。 The later part of the book is particularly salient， and well worth an extended dialectic on。 Give it a go， though perhaps not in isolation。87/100 。。。more
GÜLÇİN SAĞIR KESKİN
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Aynı anda herkese （birbirinden farklı tarihsel bağlamlara sahip） popülist diyerek işin içinden çıkmak gibisi yok dimi？
Tamara V
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Delivers on the title。 A clear， comprehensive， while also succinct explanation on defining features of populism。 Although it draws on a number of populist politician examples and was written well before the 2020 US elections its premises predict and explain Trump's behaviour patterns。 The first two chapters address: 1。 key features of populism and 2。 how populists act when in power。 Chapter 3 suggests how to deal with populist politicians。The book is fairly short so it packs a lot of punch for i Delivers on the title。 A clear， comprehensive， while also succinct explanation on defining features of populism。 Although it draws on a number of populist politician examples and was written well before the 2020 US elections its premises predict and explain Trump's behaviour patterns。 The first two chapters address: 1。 key features of populism and 2。 how populists act when in power。 Chapter 3 suggests how to deal with populist politicians。The book is fairly short so it packs a lot of punch for its size but also means some themes are dissappiontingly unelaborated on。 This is mainly evident in chapter 3。 The reasons for the rise in populism are given a passing mention despite being integral to understanding populism and hence knowing how to deal with it。 Nevertheless a great introduction to the topic and an insightful read。 。。。more
Jonathan Perks
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Essential reading about how populists like Trump come to power and try to determine who are ‘right thinking’ people excluding those who don’t join the narrative。 Muller focuses on what defines populism and the tactics employed by such elected leaders。 Somewhat academic in approach it’s a solid but rewarding read。
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The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,What Is Populism?&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0