Populism And Populists, Three Non-Definitions!

How does one define Populism!? It maybe easier to eliminate some of the common phrases, images and tropes that come to mind when the word is invoked.

So, here is what it is NOT:

1. It is NOT a particular political or governing philosophy
2. It is NOT fascist, dictatorial or non-democratic
3. It is NOT exclusively left or right wing oriented

We can expand on each of these attempts to outline what it is not and at the end, it would be sensible to explore what…