List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Political Parties
Introduction
Part I: Populism In Theory
1: What is Populism?
1.1: The Epistemology of Populism
1.2: Dealing with Deficient Premises
1.3: The Minimal Definition
1.4: The Overall Framework of Analysis
2: How to Distinguish Populists from Non-Populists?
2.1: Understanding Liberalism
2.2: Why Populism Matters
2.3: Spotting the Populists
2.4: Telling Non-Populists Apart
3: What Causes Populism?
3.1: The "Ordinary" People
3.2: Extraordinary Leadership
3.3: Symbolic Politics
3.4: The Causal Model
Part II: Populism In Action
4: How and Where does Populism Thrive?
4.1: Populism Ascendant: Seven Positive Cases
4.2: Populism Evaded: Two Negative Cases
4.3: New Kid in Town: United States 2016
5: How do Populists Govern?
5.1: Power Seizure
5.2: The Illiberal Project: A Rationalization
6: Who is the Populist Voter?
6.1: Inside the Populist Mind
6.2: An Empirical Illustration: Greece 2015
7: How Does Populism Endanger Democracy?
7.1: Populist Pathways
7.2: Populism Resisted
Glossary of Key Terms
Bibliography
Index
Takis S. Pappas has a PhD from Yale University and is a comparative political science researcher and writer affiliated with the University of Helsinki, Finland. He is the author of Making Party Democracy in Greece (Macmillan,1999),Populism and Crisis Politics in Greece (Palgrave, 2014), and the co-editor of European Populism in the Shadow of the Great Recession (ECPR, 2015).
The book analyzes basic concepts of populism and the populist
phenomenon and mainly tries to connect the theoretical analysis
with populist governmental practices...The book analyzes the
phenomenon of populism mainly based on the
liberalism/antiliberalism distinction. Essentially, it is an
attempt to systematize the dominant view, which considers
democratically legitimized political majorities dangerous for
individual rights, democratic institutions, and economic and
political normality.
*Chrysanthos Dim. Tassis, Revue Hellenique des Droits de l'Homme
*
Pappas's book is certainly an interesting, provocative, and
thoughtful contribution to an admittedly overcrowded field, and it
deserves wide readership both within and outside populism
studies.
*Simon Tormey, University of Bristol, Perspectives on Politics*
Takis Pappas offers a new lens to examine populism within the
context of democratic governance. He uses extensive examples to
demonstrate its roles inside the bounds of democracy and its
temptations to evolve into authoritarianism. But his biggest
contribution is the recognition of populist governance as a form of
democratic governance. Others have made this point, but Pappas has
constructed a larger framework to make his point. He goes in-depth
into multiple examples including anunparalleled examination of
Greek populism. And ties these examples back to his larger
conceptual framework in the end.
*Democracy Paradox *
How do you know populism when you see it? In this ground-breaking
book, Takis Pappas uses logic and the principles of political
theory to develop a clear-cut set of empirical guidelines through
which to assess populism and the dangers it poses to liberal
democracy. Covering not only the politics of populists, through
their direct appeals to 'the people', charismatic leadership, and
symbolic politics, but also their policies in different
institutional settings, this remarkable book stands out for its
sweeping discussion of the causes and consequences of populism in
power in Europe and the Americas.
*Vivien A. Schmidt , Professor of International Relations and
Political Science, Pardee School, Boston University*
The subject of populism is now at the center of public concern in
countries around the world, but scholarship on the subject is only
beginning to catch up. Takis Pappas was one of the first social
scientists to make a systematic effort to identify the essential
characteristics of present-day populism and to distinguish it from
related phenomena, a task he has carried out in a highly original
and generally persuasive manner. His new book, which treats
populism as synonymous with democratic illiberalism, demonstrates
that he remains at the forefront of scholarship in this field. It
will also be of interest to anyone concerned with the broader
question of the relationship between liberalism and democracy.
*Marc F. Plattner, Journal of Democracy*
This book provides both scholars and practitioners with thoughtful
critiques, exacting typologies, and wide-ranging analyses of
populism as democratic illiberalism. At the heart of populism's
growing appeal are the growing anxieties of the middle class that
they are about to lose their hard-won gains-and the leaders who
successfully exploit these fears.
*Anna Grzymala-Busse, Stanford University*
It is not easy to write something original and important about
populism these days but this is exactly what Takis Pappas has
done.
*Ivan Krastev, Centre for Liberal Strategies, Sofia*
Takis Pappas offers a taut and incisive view of populism, pared
down to democratic illiberalism. In a sharp and vigorous analysis,
he argues for the separation of what is necessary for understanding
populism from what is frequently miscategorized. Pappas unpacking
of the notion of the people is a particularly valuable instance of
his impressive capacity for conceptual distinctions and
disaggregation. The result is an analytically trenchant
interrogation of the ideas, practices, leadership styles and recent
comparative histories of populism that will stimulate considerable
debate among its students and claim a noteworthy place on the
populism bookshelf.
*Michael Freeden, University of Oxford*
In this interesting and important contribution to a crucial debate,
Takis Pappas highlights through an impressively wide-ranging
theoretical discussion the inherent threat that populism poses to
liberal democracy. Then he demonstrates through an extensive
investigation of crucial cases under what conditions populist
leaders can achieve their nefarious goals. The conclusion is that
liberal democracy faces a serious challenge, but is not
defenseless.
*Professor Kurt Weyland, University of Texas at Austin*
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