What is Populism

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Political tendency that claims to defend the interests and aspirations of the people. Tendency or fondness for what is popular in all areas of the life of peoples and people. Learn more in: Nationalism and Populism as the Driving Forces of Economic Deglobalization, Regionalism, and Localism Processes

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Tendency or fondness for the popular in all areas of life, especially in art. Learn more in: Economic Deglobalization, Regionalism, and Localism Processes Driven by Populism and Nationalism

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A political movement that can be defined as the rising up of “the people” against elites. Cutting across class and regional territories it builds forces that challenge existing regimes. It can be called right wing when coupled with conservative nationalism but can also engage a left-wing liberalism or socialism when in struggle against conservative forces. Both left and right tend to argue that the will of the people triumphs over any other measure. Learn more in: Populism, Fake News, and the Flight From Democracy

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Trying to influence the masses by appealing to their emotions rather than their minds. Learn more in: What the Post-Truth Era Means: A Short Glimpse

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In politics, a strategy that appeals to the masses by projecting that their situation is a result of the domination by the elite class. Learn more in: Indigenous Peoples in the Midst of COVID-19: Populism and Nationalism as Impediments to Global Solidarity

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Political movement and philosophy that espouses interests of and appeals to the “common person” by denigrating elites, governments, and established political parties. Learn more in: Economic Nationalism and Corporate Social Responsibility