One of the main ways in which populism damages democracy is through the corrosion of
political-party systems, a phenomenon that has been especially pronounced in …

This essay suggests that while populism certainly can be a mortal threat to democracy, the
worst outcome is less common than observers have feared. The author's research shows …

In Latin America, as in other areas of the world, populists have challenged exclusionary
forms of democracy promising to give power to the people. Yet different from other regions …

Populism is an enduring feature of Latin American electoral democracies. Within the past
decade, scholars have witnessed the political ascendancy of populist politicians from both …

This chapter examines the link between populism and competitive authoritarianism in Latin
America. It argues that successful populists push fragile democracies toward competitive …

How grave is the threat that populist leaders pose to democracy? To elucidate the prospects
of the United States under president Donald Trump, I conduct a wide-ranging comparative …

Latin America is the land of populism. 1 From the 1930s and 1940s until the present,
populist leaders have dominated the region's political landscapes. Mass politics emerged …

Populism and Liberal Democracy is the first book to offer a comprehensive theory about
populism during both its emergence and consolidation phases in three geographical …

Populism is a notoriously difficult concept to pin down, due in part to its diverse
organizational expressions. The different organizational subtypes of populism in both …

Democracy has been on the defensive in contemporary Latin America; under the cover of
progressive rhetoric, competitive authoritarianism has emerged. Leftist leaders like Hugo …