The frenemy within - populism's dual role in democratisation

Gursoy, Yaprak ORCID: 0000-0001-8909-6819 and Sinan Baykan, Toygar (2025) The frenemy within - populism's dual role in democratisation. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) blog (21 Oct 2025). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Is populism a threat to democracy or a force for democratisation? Yaprak Gürsoy and Toygar Sinan Baykan argue populism can best be conceived of as a “frenemy” of democracy with the potential to both revitalise electoral politics and erode liberal democratic institutions.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information:	© 2025 The Author(s)
Divisions:	European Institute
Subjects:	J Political Science > JC Political theory J Political Science > JZ International relations J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited:	14 Nov 2025 15:45
Last Modified:	14 Nov 2025 15:45
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/130183

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