Populist and Extremist Challenges to Democracy

Abstract

This panel examines the conceptual and empirical challenges of studying populism and extremism and their intersections with democracy, radicalism, and conspiracism. Papers explore how definitions of ‘the people’ affect measurement, the tensions between populism and democratic support, the links between political distrust and conspiratorial thinking, and the conceptual boundaries of extremism and populism.

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Democratic Support, Radicalism and Populism: Making Citizens Choose between Democratic and Undemocratic Alternatives	View Paper Details
Echoes of Political Suspicion? Assessing the Boundaries Between Political Distrust, Populist Attitudes, Conspiracy Mentality	View Paper Details
Between Concept Formation and Elucidation: Refining the Boundaries of Extremism, Populism, and Conspiracism	View Paper Details