Just Your Average President: Zelenskyy, Gyges, and the Fantasy of the Plebeian President

• In Event: Populism, Democracy, and Crisis

Brief Overview

This paper looks at the popular culture fantasy of an average joe becoming president and it’s role in populist movements, especially the campaign of Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his comedy tv series Servant of the People.

Author

• Charles Nathan, City College of New York