Category Archives: Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser

Mar 19 2013

The legacy of Hugo Chávez has lessons for how the EU and its institutions can engage with populist leaders.

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What can the rise and success of Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez tell us about populism? Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser takes an in-depth look at the lessons the EU’s leaders can draw from Chávez to deal with the recent rise of populist movements … Continue reading

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Oct 15 2012

Scholars should not just assume that populism is bad for democracy, but should instead concentrate on explaining populism’s positive and negative effects.

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With the rise of technocratic government in the wake of the eurocrisis, many now argue that populism is bad for democracy. Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser argues that this view is wrong-headed, and that there is no cross-regional research into the impacts … Continue reading

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