POLICY AND PRACTICE - Populism and the Rise of Autocracy

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To discuss these worldwide trends, how to counter them, and how worried we should be about a populist rise in the UK, we are joined by three international experts:Anne Applebaum, author of Twilight of Democracy: The Failure of Politics and the Parting of FriendsRory Stewart, former Cabinet Minister and 2019 candidate for the Conservative Party leadership, now Senior Fellow at Yale UniversityProfessor Nadia Urbinati, author of Me the People: How Populism Transforms DemocracyChair: Professor Meg Russell, Director of the Constitution Unit.Further ReadingAnne Applebaum - How my old friends paved the way for Trump and BrexitAnne Applebaum - How to beat populists when facts don't matterRory Stewart - What is wrong with us?Nadia Urbinati - Populism? It’s not fascism, and also democracies Are “Elastic”Nadia Urbinati - The pandemic hasn’t killed populism

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There are concerns about the rise of populism and erosion of democratic standards throughout the world. Examples include countries such as Hungary, Poland and Brazil, growing support for populist parties in western Europe, and recent development in the US. Populism has grown through new challenger parties, but also through capture of previously mainstream parties.

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