‘We the People’: Demarcating the Demos in Populist Mobilization—The Case of the Italian Lega
This article is a theoretically guided and empirically based analysis of how populist movements invoke the notion of the ‘people’ as a cornerstone of their political mobilization. While the confrontation between the virtuous ‘people’ and the unresponsive elites speaks to how populism challenges esta...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-09-01
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Series: | Social Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/10/10/351 |