Matthew Goodwin on National Populism
Arguably the most important political trend across the West in recent years has been the rise of national populism. It had a hand in the election of Donald Trump and the vote for Brexit. It has upended politics in numerous European countries.
It is tempting -- and reassuring -- to see this anti-establishment wave as a flash in the pan: a bump on the road towards ever more liberal democracies. Matthew Goodwin argues otherwise. In 'National Populism: The Revolt Against Liberal Democracy', he and his co-author Roger Eatwell explode a number of widespread myths about why populism is popular, who…
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