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Populism vs. constitutionalism? Comparative perspectives on contemporary Western Europe, Latin America, and the United States

Abstract:

In this policy brief, Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser takes a comparative approach to challenge the conventional wisdom that populism, by virtue of its ambivalent relationship with constitutionalism, represents a threat to democracy.

Rather than condemning outright populist actors, Rovira Kaltwasser advocates a more nuanced approach, arguing that, instead of portraying populists as anti-democrats, we should emphasize the importance of pluralism, as well as institutional checks and balan...

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Diego Portales University
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University of Oxford
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Foundation for Law, Justice and Society Publisher's website
Series:
The social and political foundations of constitutions
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http://www.fljs.org/content/social-and-political-foundations-constitutions-publications
Publication date:
2013-01-01
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2014-02-27

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