Populism and alternative models to representative democracy

Pilet, J.-B. and Gherghina, S. (2024) Populism and alternative models to representative democracy. Contemporary Politics, (doi: 10.1080/13569775.2024.2307092) (Early Online Publication)

Abstract

This introduction to the special issue provides an overview of the state of the art in the study of populism and democracy. It outlines the current debates and identifies several questions that remain unexplored or underexplored. It elaborates on how the different articles in this special issue address these gaps in the literature in order to advance and consolidate our knowledge about the relationship between populism and alternatives to representative democracy. Those articles make a significant contribution to this debate and open important avenues for future research.

• Item Type: Articles (Editorial)
• Keywords: Democracy, populism, alternative models, political parties, citizens.
• Status: Early Online Publication
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Gherghina, Dr Sergiu
• Authors: Pilet, J.-B., and Gherghina, S.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Politics
• Journal Name: Contemporary Politics
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• ISSN: 1356-9775
• ISSN (Online): 1469-3631
• Published Online: 05 February 2024
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2024 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group
• First Published: First published in Contemporary Politics 2024
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy