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↑ Torcuato S. Di Tella (1995): Populism, in Seymour Martin Lipset, Hg., The Encyclopedia of Democracy (Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Books), S. 985. Originalzitat: “A political movement that emphasizes the interests, cultural traits, and spontaneous feelings of the common people, as opposed to those of a privileged elite. For legitimation, populist movements often appeal to the majority will directly – through mass gatherings, referendums, or other forms of popular democracy – without much concern for checks and balances or the rights of minorities.”
