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A Dynamic Theory of Populism in Power - The Andes in Comparative Perspective (Hardcover)
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A Dynamic Theory of Populism in Power - The Andes in Comparative Perspective (Hardcover)
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The relationship between populism and democracy is contested among
scholars. While some propose that populism is inherently harmful
for democracy because it is anti-pluralist and confrontational,
others argue that populism can reinvigorate worn-out democracies in
need of greater popular participation. In A Dynamic Theory of
Populism in Power, Julio F. Carrion advances this debate by
examining the empirical relationship between populism in power and
democracy. Does populism in power always lead to regime change,
that is, the demise of democracy? The answer is no. The impact of
populism on democracy depends on the variety of populism in power:
the worst outcomes in democratic governance are found under
unconstrained populism. Carrion presents the permissive and
productive conditions for why and how populism becomes
unconstrained, as well as a dynamic theory of change that shows how
the late victories of populists build on early ones, resulting in
greater power asymmetries. A Dynamic Theory of Populism in Power
provides an analysis of five Latin American populist presidencies,
all located in the Andes. In four of them (Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru,
and Venezuela), populism became unconstrained and regime change
followed. In one case, Colombia, populism in power was successfully
contained and democracy survived. The concluding chapter places the
Andean cases in comparative perspective and discusses how
unconstrained populism in other cases (Nicaragua and Hungary) also
led to the end of electoral democracy. Where populism in power was
constrained (Honduras and the United States), regime change did not
materialize. Carrion advances a theory of populism in power that
helps us understand how democracies transition into
non-democracies. To that extent, the book illuminates the processes
of democratic erosion in our time.
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