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Of course, the gap between winners and losers – which broadly corresponds to the electoral map – is not unique to Britain; it has incited
populism
and other forms of anti-establishment politics across the West.
And, third, in early June, Italy’s Five Star Movement and Salvini’s right-wing League party formed a government that combined two very different strands of
populism.
Until then,
populism
had seemed contained.
With
populism
rising almost everywhere in Europe, reality may soon exceed fiction.
Of course, this new
populism
(Hillary Clinton’s Democratic rival Bernie Sanders is also a card-carrying member) has much fodder.
In fact, Salvini has already declared “round two” in the larger battle between Italian
populism
and the European establishment.
An Italian government combining two very different strands of
populism
will pose a serious threat to the European project, because it could form the core of a new federation of populists and Euroskeptics that have hitherto operated separately.
Still, while the forces of
populism
have been mobilizing, so, too, has the mainstream, particularly since Emmanuel Macron’s electrifying victory in the French presidential election last year.
And yet the resurgence of
populism
in Italy suggests that this may have been a Pyrrhic victory.
Little wonder, then, that Italy has quickly gone from having one of the most pro-EU governments in the bloc to serving potentially as the new vanguard of European
populism.
Europeans will continue to gravitate toward
populism
if they do not see improvements in their standard of living, which will happen only with higher productivity growth.
When faced with acute, seemingly overwhelming threats like Islamic terrorism, Russian adventurism, and demagogic populism, the best refuge can be fundamental principles and values – complemented by a little common sense.
Egypt’s transition from populist economic policies to anti-American
populism
exemplifies the impact that political uncertainty can have on economic developments.
The new political paradigm is founded on a kind of centrist populism, which blends support for globalization with a healthy dose of social protection and a generous pinch of patriotism.
The rise of right-wing and illiberal
populism
in almost every major industrial country over the last year has reinforced this perception.
But surely slowing growth, especially where it affects middle-class incomes, has been a major driver of
populism
in Europe and the United States, exacerbated no doubt by the financial crisis.
Consequently, these reserves provided the fuel for economic
populism.
The EU, now confronting a wave of
populism
and Euro-skepticism, could revive its sense of purpose by committing itself to closer transatlantic cooperation and coordination on trade, to be carried out by the European Commission.
Why?Contrary to much conventional wisdom,
populism
is not defined by a particular electoral constituency – such as the lower middle class – or by simplistic policies pandering to the masses, as liberal observers often argue.
Rather,
populism
is a thoroughly moralized conception of politics, and a populist is a politician who claims that he or she – and only he or she – truly represents the people, thus relegating all political opponents to the role of iniquitous pretenders.
This would not be, however, the first time that America’s values prevailed over the threat of
populism
in times of economic crisis.
First of all, if one is going to organize a conference on right-wing populism, it is surely useful to hear what a right-wing populist actually has to say.
The Brexit referendum, followed by Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election, signaled the rise of
populism
in the West.
This is an entirely theoretical process: contrary to what admirers of
populism
sometimes argue, it has nothing to do with actual input from ordinary people.
We are living in an age of
populism.
Populism
can be a necessary corrective when political parties grow sclerotic, mass media become too complacent (or too close to power), and bureaucracies are unresponsive to popular needs.
But the problem with
populism
is that it is rarely benign.
The prototype of modern European
populism
was the flamboyant Dutch political showman Pim Fortuyn, who was assassinated in 2002 by a fanatical vegan.
Neither of these responses to
populism
is likely to boost democracy.
Scandinavian welfare societies are not immune to populism, nationalism, or nativism, and each country has its political extremes.
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