Populism and the will of the people: how mathematics shows populism to be meaningless

Sandmann, Jan-Paul (2019) Populism and the will of the people: how mathematics shows populism to be meaningless. In: LSE Research Festival 2019: New World (Dis)Orders, 2019-02-25 - 2019-03-02, London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom.

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Abstract

Populists across many countries have claimed to represent the "true" will of the people, and that no one else ought to have a right to offer a political alternative. Using mathematical and logical arguments from social choice theory, I show that this claim I call "moral populism" is meaningless.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)
Additional Information:	© 2019 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Date Deposited:	17 May 2019 23:11
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 08:36
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/100611

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