Clarifying our Populist Moment: Operational and Symbolic Populism in the American Electorate

• In Event: Symbols and Substance

Brief Overview

People often say that the U.S. is experiencing a populist moment – but just what this means must be unpacked. We suggest that our populist moment is better typified by operational issue concerns than an abstract commitment to populist ideology.

Authors

• Edward G. Carmines, Indiana University-Bloomington

• Eric Robert Schmidt, Indiana University-Bloomington

• Matthew Fowler, University of Chicago