Populism has become a favourite catchword for mass media and politicians faced with the challenge of protest parties or movements. It has often been equated wit

How referendums can diffuse populist tensions by putting power back into the hands of the people Propelled by the belief that government has slipped out of the

How referendums can diffuse populist tensions by putting power back into the hands of the people Propelled by the belief that government has slipped out of the

Introduction -- Populism : why and why now? -- Populism as mobilization and as a party -- Populist governments and their logic -- Populism and constitutionalism

The Handbook of Political Representation in Liberal Democracies offers a state-of-the-art assessment of the functioning of political representation in liberal d