Is Populism a New Form of Asabiyya? Explaining Populism Through Ibn Khaldun’s Theory on Communal Identity

• In Event: Social Movements, Populist Politics, and Challenges to Democracy

Brief Overview

This paper explores how Ibn Khaldun's concept of communal identity (asabiyya) can explain contemporary populism through comparative political theory.

Author

• Ibrahim Enes Aksu, University of Delaware