Populism is Janus-faced. There is not a single form of populism but rather a variety of different forms, each with profoundly different political consequences. Despite the current hegemony of authoritarian populism, a much different sort of populism is also possible:… Continue Reading
By John Finnegan I left Praxis 9/13, “Left Populism,” wondering where the Left in America should go. The panelists had largely spoken in a “chorus,” as Seyla Benhabib put it, against the dangers of “left populism,” (although there was much… Continue Reading
By Nadia Urbinati Forthcoming in The Annual Review of Political Science Populism is the name of a global phenomenon whose definitional precariousness is proverbial. It resists generalizations and makes scholars of politics comparativist by necessity, as its language and… Continue Reading
By Jan-Werner Müller Published at OpenMind The chapter argues that populism should not be understood as primarily a form of anti-elitism. Rather, the hallmark of populists is that they claim that they, and they alone, represent the people (or what populists… Continue Reading
Required books Bargu, Banu. Starve and Immolate: The Politics of Human Weapons. Columbia University Press, 2016. Butler, Judith. Notes Toward a Performative Theory of Assembly. Harvard University Press, 2015. El-Ariss, Tarek. Leaks, Hacks, and Scandal: Arab Culture in the Digital Age.… Continue Reading
The Praxis 13/13 seminars can be accessed virtually and you can fully participate in the series from a distance. Here are some ways to be part of the seminar even if you are not physically at Columbia University in New… Continue Reading