Table of Contents

1: The Puzzle of Populism
2: Understanding Populism and why it Matters
3: A Theory of Populist Success in Patronage Democracies
4: The Emergence of the India's Patronage-Based Party System
5: Broker Autonomy and the End of Indian Congress Party Dominance
6: India's Turn to Populism
7: Regionalism and the Rise of the Populist Far Right in India
8: Testing the Causal Mechanisms in Additional Cases
9: Populism and Patronage: Cross-National Evidence
10: Conclusion

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About the Author

Paul D. Kenny is a Research Fellow in Indian Political and Social Change at the Australian National University. His current research covers several areas of comparative politics, including the causes and consequences of populism, ethnic politics, and the politics of immigration. He has published in leading scholarly journals including British Journal of Political Science and Government and Opposition.