From Chávez to Trump, must we really talk about populism?

Cannon, Barry (2017) From Chávez to Trump, must we really talk about populism? LSE Latin America and Caribbean Blog (05 Oct 2017). Website.

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There has been a surge in academic and media interest in populism, fuelled mainly by the election of Donald Trump. But as misleading comparisons with Venezuela's Hugo Chávez show, the concept obscures more than it illuminates, while also marginalising any challenge to a dysfunctional "moderate centre", writes Barry Cannon (Maynooth University).

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/latamcaribbean/
Additional Information:	© 2017 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General)
Date Deposited:	17 Nov 2017 10:53
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 16:06
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/85627

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