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Trust the People! Populism and the Two Faces of Democracy
- M. Canovan
- Sociology
- 1 March 1999
Populism, understood as an appeal to ‘the people’ against both the established structure of power and the dominant ideas and values, should not be dismissed as a pathological form of politics of no… Expand
Taking Politics to the People:Populism as the Ideology of Democracy
- M. Canovan
- Political Science
- 2002
Although populist1 movements are usually sparked off by specific social and economic problems, their common feature is a political appeal to the people, and a claim to legitimacy that rests on the… Expand
Hannah Arendt: A Reinterpretation of her Political Thought
- M. Canovan
- Philosophy, History
- 28 August 1992
1. Introduction 2. The Origins of Totalitarianism 3. 'Totalitarian Elements in Marxism' 4. The Human Condition 5. Morals and politics in a post-totalitarian age 6. A new republicanism 7. Philosophy… Expand
Nationhood and political theory
- M. Canovan
- Political Science
- 1996
In Nationhood and Political Theory, Margaret Canovan argues that universalist political theories unconsciously rely upon the collective power generated by national solidarity. By focusing on… Expand
Populism for political theorists?
- M. Canovan
- Sociology
- 1 October 2004
Political theorists do not in general pay much attention to populism; are there any good reasons why they should do so? This paper will consider a number of positive answers to this question. Most… Expand
Patriotism Is Not Enough
- M. Canovan
- Political Science
- 1 July 2000
Some political theorists argue that patriotism differs from nationalism in being compatible with universalist liberalism. The theories offered range from the more cosmopolitan constitutional… Expand
Arendt, Rousseau, and Human Plurality in Politics
- M. Canovan
- Sociology
- The Journal of Politics
- 1 May 1983
Hannah Arendt's political thought seems at first sight strikingly similar to Rousseau's. Closer consideration shows, however, that the two offered fundamentally different solutions to the problem of… Expand
On Being Economical with the Truth: Some Liberal Reflections
- M. Canovan
- Sociology
- 1 March 1990
Although a commitment to free discussion of all issues is one of the traditional pillars of liberalism, contemporary liberals may be justified in feeling uneasy when their principle of universal… Expand