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In Praise of Populism: A Polemical Essay

Author(s): Kazimierz W. Frieske
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Instytut Studiów Politycznych PAN
Keywords: populism;liberal democracy;social utopia;

Summary/Abstract: The author supports the claim that attempts to formulate a universal definition of the term “populism” are not worthwhile, because the sense of the term is usually determined by a specific social context. Understanding the utopian nature of populism provides a better understanding of the utopian nature of democracy and allows for a humble departure from dreams of a perfect social order, because, as has been shown in numerous survey studies, the contemporary shift of social mood, attitudes, and opinions toward some version of populism is a relatively simple consequence of the deficiencies of democracy in its neoliberal version.

  • Issue Year: 63/2019
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 103-123
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish