Week 1: Introducion

session 1, Wednesday (January 20): Toward a Definition of Populism

Readings (See Below):

  • Muller. What is Populism? Pennsylvania Press (2016): Introduction, chs. 1-2

  • Mudde and Kaltwasser. Populism. A Very Short Introduction. Oxford (2018): Chapter 1

  • Laclau. On Populist Reason. Verso (2005): chs.1, 4-6

  • Anselmi. Populism: An Introduction. Routledge (2017): Introduction, chs.1-2, 9-12

  • Arato. "Political Theology and Populism" Social Research (2013, 80.1)


FRIDAY (January 22):

guest Lecture series 1

This is the first in the Guest Lecture Series Featuring Márton Gerő, Andrew Arato, and Antal Örkény who will present on "Populism as Politics And its social origins"


Muller_What is Populism_Penn (2016).pdf


Mudde, Kaltwasser_Populism_ a very short introduction-Oxford University Press (2017).pdf


Laclau - On Populist Reason (2005, Verso).pdf


Anselmi - Populism_ An Introduction-Routledge (2017).pdf


Arato_Populism and Theology.pdf