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. …

, and drove them from passive response to active and strategic engagement, professionalization of media work and program … supporting the infrastructure of civil society and democracy. The discussion stresses pressures by international illiberal forces …

Populist movements increasingly challenge liberal Western market democracies. Populism can be explained only in part by … populism as well. In this chapter, we ask whether elements of public deliberation may be a means to reasonably responding to …

Representative democracy gives voters the right to influence who governs but its influence on policy making is only … representatives as normal and as normatively superior. The nominal association of popular decision making and populism has …

their mainstream counterparts in their expectations about democracy but correspond more closely to non-voters regarding (dis …-)satisfaction with democracy. Second, non-voters and populist voters seem to reject mainstream democratic politics in distinct ways …

Illiberalism and authoritarianism have become major threats to democracy across the world. In response to this …