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A Marriage of Convenience: Responsive Populists and Responsible Experts
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Abstract This thematic issue, "Varieties of Technocratic Populism around the World", investigates ideological origins of technocratic populism and situates it among other types of populism. It is composed of 11 articles that bring together 18 scholars from around the world with a wide variety of perspectives... view more
This thematic issue, "Varieties of Technocratic Populism around the World", investigates ideological origins of technocratic populism and situates it among other types of populism. It is composed of 11 articles that bring together 18 scholars from around the world with a wide variety of perspectives. Technocratic populism is an output-oriented populism that directly links voters to leaders via expertise. It emerges as a response to a crisis of governance, reproaches mainstream parties for it and offers solutions that challenge traditional left-right divisions in politics. New leaders combine populism with technocracy: They offer expertise, often harnessed in business, but also a direct, personalized link to 'ordinary' citizens. Above all, they politicize expertise to gain legitimacy. Technocratic populism primarily responds to frustrations of the electorate with poor governance, not to nativist grievances or to the plight of the most vulnerable citizens. In a new social contract, it is expected that voters renounce politics and political parties and that they turn into spectators who observe how technocratic elites adopt solutions that benefit the 'ordinary people'. Technocratic populism is a growing challenge to pluralistic forms of representative democracy and calls for further scholarly attention.... view less
Keywords
populism; technocracy; governance; representative democracy
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
expertise; governance; grievance; pandemic; populism; technocracy; technocratic populism
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 468-472
Journal
Politics and Governance, 8 (2020) 4
Issue topic
Varieties of Technocratic Populism around the World
ISSN
2183-2463
Status
Published Version; reviewed