Overview
- The first to analyze populism from the perspective of classical liberalism
- Discusses how liberals can fight back against the populist threat through liberal statecraft and reviving liberalism
- Traces the ideational roots of the core populist ideas
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Classical Liberalism (PASTCL)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This open access book by Nils Karlson explores the strategies used by left- and right-wing populists to make populism intelligible, recognizable, and contestable. It presents a synthesized explanatory model for how populists promote autocratization through the deliberate polarization of society. It traces the ideational roots of the core populist ideas and shows that these ideas form a collectivistic identity politics.
Karlson argues that to fight back requires the revival of liberalism itself by defending and developing the liberal institutions, the liberal spirit, liberal narratives, and liberal statecraft.  The book also presents and discusses an extensive list of counterstrategies against populism. 
Written within the tradition of political theory and institutional economics, this book uses a wide variety of sources, including results and analyses from social psychology, ethics, law, and history.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Nils Karlson is the founder and former CEO of the Ratio Institute in Stockholm, Sweden.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Reviving Classical Liberalism Against Populism
Authors: Nils Karlson
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Classical Liberalism
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-49074-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-49073-6Published: 31 December 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-49076-7Published: 31 December 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-49074-3Published: 30 December 2023
Series ISSN: 2662-6470
Series E-ISSN: 2662-6489
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 133
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Political Theory, Political Economy/Economic Systems, Political Science, Political Sociology