Authoritarian Populism and Liberal Democracy
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Authoritarian Populism and Liberal Democracy
Ivor Crewe • David Sanders Editors
Authoritarian Populism and Liberal Democracy
Editors Ivor Crewe University College Oxford Oxford, UK
David Sanders University of Essex Colchester, UK
ISBN 978-3-030-17996-0 ISBN 978-3-030-17997-7 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17997-7 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
In honour and memory of Anthony King, 1935–2017, dedicated teacher, scholar and advocate of liberal democracy.
Preface
The essays in this book celebrate the life and work of Anthony King, Millennium Professor of Government at the University of Essex, who died in January 2017. Tony taught at Essex for over fifty years and several of the contributors to this volume were his former students and/or research collaborators. He had a passionate lifelong interest in the health of liberal democracy and the continuing challenges that it faces. In recognition of his contribution to the study of democracy, a conference was organised at Essex in May 2018, chaired by John Bercow, the Speaker of the House of Commons and another of Tony’s former students. The theme of the conference was one close to Tony’s heart—the tensions between authoritarian populism and liberal democracy. The essays here seek to explain how and why authoritarian populist opinion has developed and been mobilised in a variety of democratic countries in recent years. They also explore the implications of this growth in authoritarian sentiment for the operation of democratic politics in the future. We are grateful
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