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The political economy of populism: An agenda-theoretic approach with special reference to Germany
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Körperschaftlicher Herausgeber
Universität Hamburg, Fak. Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, FB Sozialökonomie, Zentrum für Ökonomische und Soziologische Studien (ZÖSS)
Abstract Populism in modern Western democracies is on the rise. The existing literature concentrates on explanations based on the growing socio-economic and socio-cultural polarisation of modern societies driven by globalisation and individualisation on the one hand and the unresponsiveness of unrepresentati... mehr
Populism in modern Western democracies is on the rise. The existing literature concentrates on explanations based on the growing socio-economic and socio-cultural polarisation of modern societies driven by globalisation and individualisation on the one hand and the unresponsiveness of unrepresentative governments and non-majoritarian bodies on the other hand. Although such explanations certainly contribute partly to our understanding of the phenomenon called 'populism' - particularly the (right or left-wing) extremist dimension of it -, it does not sufficiently explain the seemingly non-ideological 'populism of the middle class' which, at least in Germany, accounts for the bigger, yet less visible part of populism. The objective of the paper is to focus on systematic weaknesses of collective decision-making in liberal-representative democracies in explaining populism (particularly of the middle class) as a growing critique of the institutions of liberal democracy.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Populismus; Liberalismus; Demokratie; politische Ökonomie; Minderheitenpolitik; Elite; Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Klassifikation
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Volkswirtschaftstheorie
Freie Schlagwörter
liberal democracy; minority rule
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2023
Erscheinungsort
Hamburg
Seitenangabe
24 S.
Schriftenreihe
ZÖSS Discussion Paper, 100
ISSN
1868-4947
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet
Lizenz
Deposit Licence - Keine Weiterverbreitung, keine Bearbeitung