Demonising populism won't work - Europe needs a progressive populist alternative

Mouffe, Chantal (2018) Demonising populism won't work - Europe needs a progressive populist alternative. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (13 Sep 2018). Website.

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Abstract

How should Europe react to the rise of populist parties? Chantal Mouffe argues that the consensus established between centre-right and centre-left parties on the notion there is no alternative to neoliberal globalisation has left Europe in a post-democratic phase, fuelling the rise of right-wing populist parties. Moral condemnation and demonisation of the supporters of such parties does not work: what is required is an alternative populism that is reformulated in a progressive way, defining the adversary as the configuration of forces that strengthen and promote the neoliberal project.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2018/09/13/demon...
Additional Information:	© 2018 The Author
Divisions:	European Institute
Subjects:	J Political Science > JA Political science (General) J Political Science > JC Political theory J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited:	14 Jan 2019 10:38
Last Modified:	12 Dec 2024 06:56
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/91735

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