by Preeya Patel | Nov 17, 2020 | University of Chicago
One of the specific criteria of populist leaders according to Jan-Werner Müller is antipluralism. He writes, “[Populists] claim that they and they alone represent the people.” [1] Instead of recognizing “the people” as a diverse set of groups with different identities...
by Kim Suheun | Nov 9, 2020 | University of Chicago
The core of populism is in creating an image of the people and representing them to justify political power. [1] It is based on a myth as “the people” as a singular entity does not exist. A populist idealizes the “people” to be pure and holy against a contrasting...
by Evelyn Felix | Nov 8, 2020 | Georgia State University
September 29, 2020; the first presidential debate for the 2020 sent shockwaves into the nation that watched Donald Trump and Joe Biden insult each other live on television and streaming sites. The debaters certainly captured the attention of voters ahead of an...
by Kim Suheun | Oct 23, 2020 | University of Chicago
The political structure of a country is often presented on a spectrum; it is the degree of democracy or autocracy rather than a dichotomous classification. [1] For sure, many scholars have argued for a link between a democracy and an autocracy, admitting that...
by Chase Duncan | Oct 13, 2020 | University of Georgia
The president’s recent invocation of The Proud Boys at the presidential debate is an escalation in the erosion of democratic norms by appealing directly to a violent street politics group. This escalation is notable because it represents Trump’s most explicit...
