The People and the Elite / Volk und Elite
A Social Theory of Populism
With numerous illustrations
An indispensable book for understanding the current waves of populism around the world
The populist appeal to the “people” and the effort to mobilise this construction against the “elites” is now a major element of the political discourse in many countries around the world. But what are the historical roots of this political form? And how is it linked to social crises? What different strains of populism can be distinguished and what is their relationship to democracy and constitutional law?
Kolja Möller traces the paths of populism, which lead all the way back...
Kolja Möller traces the paths of populism, which lead all the way back...
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The populist appeal to the “people” and the effort to mobilise this construction against the “elites” is now a major element of the political discourse in many countries around the world. But what are the historical roots of this political form? And how is it linked to social crises? What different strains of populism can be distinguished and what is their relationship to democracy and constitutional law?
Kolja Möller traces the paths of populism, which lead all the way back to the 11th century and continue through to the most recent conflicts that have flared up against the backdrop of the course of globalisation, developing a comprehensive social theory of this political form.
Kolja Möller traces the paths of populism, which lead all the way back to the 11th century and continue through to the most recent conflicts that have flared up against the backdrop of the course of globalisation, developing a comprehensive social theory of this political form.
»There is a palpable temptation to descend into despair about democracy. The book The People and the Elite by Kolja Möller helps to temper that temptation.« Maximilian Steinbeis, Süddeutsche Zeitung
»There is a palpable temptation to descend into despair about democracy. The book The People and the Elite by Kolja Möller helps to temper that temptation.« Maximilian Steinbeis, Süddeutsche Zeitung
2024, 371 pages
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Kolja Möller
Author
Kolja Möller works as a research associate at the Institute of Political Science at TUD Dresden University of Technology and in the research project »Legal Populism« (funded by the German-Israeli Foundation). In 2022, he edited the Suhrkamp publication Populismus: Ein Reader.
Kolja Möller
Author
Kolja Möller works as a research associate at the Institute of Political Science at TUD Dresden University of Technology and in the research project...