Authoritarian Populist Ideology
An Authoritarian Populist Ideology is a populist ideology that is an authoritarian ideology.
- Context:
- It can range from being a Left-Wing Authoritarian Populism to being a Right-Wing Authoritarian Populism.
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- See: Authoritarian Technocracy, Democratic Populism.
References
2020
- https://populismindex.com/report/#post-87-_rcz7zqhgv4vo
- QUOTE: ... parties that typically are defined by what they are against (the elite, the establishment, the system) also to a considerable extent represent coherent sets of ideas – I have chosen the wide-ranging label of authoritarian populism. The benefits of this concept is that it captures the common denominator for both left-wing and right-wing populists, while at the same time focusing on that which from a liberal perspective is especially problematic: the lack of respect for division of powers and minority rights; the impatience with democratic procedures; and the alarming perspective on politics as a conflict between a homogenous people and a corrupt elite.
The most basic populist assertion is that the conflict between elite and people supersedes all other conflicts. According to some — mainly left-wing—populist parties, the left/right spectrum is still a valid dimension, while others regard this conflict as a mere charade created to convolute the elites’ attempts to control the people. Regardless, socio-economic divides are of secondary importance to all populists.
Left-wing populist parties almost always describe themselves as belonging to the left. They do not, however, regard Social Democrats as part of the left, but dismiss them as post-political and/or neo-liberal. Hence, they inevitably propose a deeply populistic world-view, where they alone represent the people, while every other party is part of the establishment working against the people.
In contrast to political style, this idea-based content exclusively separates populist parties. Other parties don’t assume a world-view where a singular elite is in opposition to the people. This is an exclusively populist idea in the sense that it is shared by all populist parties while being rejected by all non-populist parties.
Authoritarian populism is an analytical category, i.e., it is a product of armchair philosophising. It corresponds broadly to two existing party families: right-wing populism and left-wing populism. It must be underscored that this category contains a great variety of parties. It does not constitute a family of parties. Ideological differences between parties in this category are often substantial.
- QUOTE: ... parties that typically are defined by what they are against (the elite, the establishment, the system) also to a considerable extent represent coherent sets of ideas – I have chosen the wide-ranging label of authoritarian populism. The benefits of this concept is that it captures the common denominator for both left-wing and right-wing populists, while at the same time focusing on that which from a liberal perspective is especially problematic: the lack of respect for division of powers and minority rights; the impatience with democratic procedures; and the alarming perspective on politics as a conflict between a homogenous people and a corrupt elite.