Roberto Stefan Foa, Rachel Kleinfeld
Thinking of populists as left or right is a misunderstanding. Populists care little about ideology — what they want is power. To get it, they build their popularity by polarizing populations. Fanning division between “us” and “them” creates intense loyalty from a base of supporters, who are easily convinced that things that stand in the leaders’ way — including independent institutions and laws — are … [ Read more ]
Authors: Rachel Kleinfeld, Roberto Stefan Foa | Source: Harvard Business Review (HBR) | Subject: Politics & Public Policy