Populism and the Failures of Representation

Looking back at extreme-right politics in France in the 1940s and 1950s provides new perspectives on contemporary populism. Stanley Hoffmann's analyses of support for the Vichy regime and for the Poujade movement emphasized how populist politics flourished in times when major segments of the po...

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Main Author: Berger, Suzanne (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Political Science (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Berghahn, 2018-11-19T19:01:50Z.
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