Populist party structures and democratic backsliding: Anti-elite or unconstrained elite?

• In Event: Democratic Backsliding in Comparative Perspective

Brief Overview

While populist critiques of existing parties suggest a bottom up party organization that may constrain leaders, many populist parties adopt the opposite approach contributing to the problem of democratic backsliding.

Authors

• Tom L Hanna, University of Houston

• Roberto F Alas, University of Houston