Populism and the Failures of Representation
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Populism 2017 article as submitted.pdf
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Berger, Suzanne
Date Issued
June 2017
Journal
French Politics, Culture & Society
Publisher
Berghahn
Citation
Berger, Suzanne. “Populism and the Failures of Representation.” French Politics, Culture & Society 35, 2 (January 1, 2017): 21-31 © 2017 Berghahn Books
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Abstract
Looking back at extreme-right politics in France in the 1940s and 1950s provides new perspectives on contemporary populism. Stanley Hoffmann’s analyses of support for the Vichy regime and for the Poujade movement emphasized how populist politics flourished in times when major segments of the population felt thwarted in efforts to have their interests and views represented in government. Attempts to explain populism by the economic or cultural characteristics of individuals are insufficient. As Hoffmann suggested, it is the political failure of parties and interest groups to channel the grievances and demands of the “losers” of globalization into policy arenas that fuels the rise of populism today. Keywords: extreme-right politics; French politics; populism; Poujadism; Stanley Hoffmann
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Political Science
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https://doi.org/10.3167/fpcs.2017.350203
