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Self-described populist leaders around the world are dismantling
their nation's constitutions. This has led to a widespread view
that populism as such is inconsistent with constitutionalism. This
book proposes that some forms of populism are inconsistent with
constitutionalism, while others aren't. Context and detail matter.
Power to the People offers a thin definition of constitutionalism
that people from the progressive left to the conservative right
should be able to agree on even if they would supplement the thin
definition withn other more partisan ideas. This is followed by a
similarly basic definition of populism. Comparing the two, this
book argues that one facet of populism -its suspicion of
institutions that are strongly entrenched against change by
political majorities-is sometimes inconsistent with
constitutionalism'sbthinly understood definition. The book provides
a series of case studies, some organized by nation, others by
topic, to identify, more precisely, when and how populist programs
are inconsistent with constitutionalism-and, importantly, when and
how they are not. Concluding with a discussion of the possibilities
for a deeper, populist democracy, the book examines recent
challenges to the idea that democracy is a good form of government
by exploring possibilities for new, albeit revisable, institutions
that can determine and implement a majority's views without always
threatening constitutionalism.
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