Introduction Authoritarianism and populism are used regularly to describe the individuals
responsible for anti‐democratic action. These two constructs share some similarities with …

This article argues that the incipient literature on opposition to populism's authoritarian
backsliding needs to embed its agency-focused approach in fundamental institutional and …

Since 1989, the dominant characteristics of civil society in Eastern Europe have been
associated with voluntary activism and organizations located between the state and the …

What should we do about populism? In recent years, this question has become more urgent
as populist leaders and parties have taken center stage in many countries across the globe …

German lawyer and political scientist Karl Loewenstein is generally regarded as the
originator of the militant democracy paradigm. In a series of articles in the mid and late …

This chapter aims to provide tools to map the extensive discussion about the relationship
between populism and democracy. It points both to the contestation of the two concepts and …

Contemporary concerns with democratic backsliding and contestation of democratic
institutions, even in consolidated democracies, have reignited longstanding debates on how …

Populism has gained significant attention recently, yet there is less understanding of
strategies to confront it. This study focuses on the communication of these reactions by …

Populism and the rule of law have been more often than not depicted as necessarily
antithetical to each other. Although it has received less attention in the relevant literature …

The Art of Populism in US Politics investigates connections between populist politics and
artistic expressions in the United States in the Trump era. Beginning with comparisons …