Populism is a central concept in the current media debates about politics and elections. However, like most political buzzwords, the term often floats from one

Authoritarian populist parties have advanced in many countries, and entered government in states as diverse as Austria, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, and Swit

"Populism, a political movement with anti-elite, authoritarian and nativist tendencies, typically spearheaded by a charismatic leader, is an old phenomenon but

The main area of sustained populist growth in recent decades has been Western Europe, where populist parties have not only endured longer than expected, but hav

The rise of populism is usually attributed by commentators to either income inequality or culture wars. We are witnessing, they argue, either the displaced ange