PO 480
Rise of Populism
The seminar explores populist politics and rhetoric by addressing the following
questions: What is populism? Why is it so hard to define it? Are there significant
regional and historical differences between left and right populism? What are the
similarities and differences between populism and nationalism? And, finally, is
populism a threat or corrective to liberal democracy? The main sociological and
political approaches to populism will first be reviewed. Then, we will empirically
examine these topics through the range of comparative country cases covering
different regions in the world.
Prerequisites: Registration Status: Year 4 Honours Political Science.
Exclusions: PO498L.
The seminar explores populist politics and rhetoric by addressing the following
questions: What is populism? Why is it so hard to define it? Are there significant
regional and historical differences between left and right populism? What are the
similarities and differences between populism and nationalism? And, finally, is
populism a threat or corrective to liberal democracy? The main sociological and
political approaches to populism will first be reviewed. Then, we will empirically
examine these topics through the range of comparative country cases covering
different regions in the world.
Prerequisites: Registration Status: Year 4 Honours Political Science.
Exclusions: PO498L.
The seminar explores populist politics and rhetoric by addressing the following
questions: What is populism? Why is it so hard to define it? Are there significant
regional and historical differences between left and right populism? What are the
similarities and differences between populism and nationalism? And, finally, is
populism a threat or corrective to liberal democracy? The main sociological and
political approaches to populism will first be reviewed. Then, we will empirically
examine these topics through the range of comparative country cases covering
different regions in the world.
Prerequisites: Registration Status: Year 4 Honours Political Science.
Exclusions: PO498L.