This article begins with a theoretical tension. Radical democracy, in the joint work of Ernesto Laclau and Chantal … populism marks a shift from the autonomy of struggles to the representative function of the empty signifier as a constitutive …

Although the application of the conceptual and analytical framework of economics to the study of populism is still in …. When analyzing populism, economists face two methodological hurdles: lack of consensus and clarity about its definition and … analysis of populism draws concepts from other social sciences such political theory, sociology, history and social psychology. …

discourse support our hypothesis. We demonstrate that whether RWPs pose a danger for democracy crucially depends on whether they … also discuss whether polarization is deemed harmful to democracy. RWPs can indeed have a positive impact on a re … consolidated democracies, such as in Hungary and Poland, liberal democracy is in danger. …

This paper argues that current levels of violence and populism in post-colonial spaces such as South Africa are a … post-apartheid democracy. …

This paper argues that current levels of violence and populism in post-colonial spaces such as South Africa are a … post-apartheid democracy. …

This article analyses the rise of populism and its discursive challenge to global constitutionalism (GC). It shows that … undermine or support liberal principles of GC. Building on the ideational approach to populism and a framework of transnational … politicisation, a proposed typology identifies both 'communitarian types of populism' and 'cosmopolitan types of populism …

performance and political factors. He discussed the influence of “populist democracy” on Argentina's relative stagnation, which …

The EU’s framework programmes for research and innovation have devoted significant investments towards the study of … democracy. This review presents findings from framework programme projects and in general takes stock of European research on … threats to democracy. …