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Populism and Democracy
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Populism is often criticized for delegitimizing democratic processes due to its anti-institutional stance, but it can also be viewed as a legitimate form of popular uprising and expression of grievances against societal, economic, and political systems.
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Populism and anti-democracy are not the same things.
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Populism
Summary
Populism and anti-democracy are not the same things. Populism is anti-institutional, but not necessarily anti-democratic.
ChapterPopulism and Democracy
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The rise of populism takes place when a popular group of citizens are expressing grievances on their government's inadequate response to their economic and societal problems, which leads to societal disempowerment.
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Populism
Summary
The rise of populism takes place when a popular group of citizens are expressing grievances on their government's inadequate response to their economic and societal problems, which leads to societal disempowerment. This has to do with the incompetence of the government towards certain sectors of society, which eventually gives birth to popular uprisings or movements.