Populists and authoritarians? Discussions about uses of the concept

The concept of populism has resurfaced as a factor explaining the process of democratic decline underway in several countries. This article takes up part of the historical and political theoretical tradition of research on populism to question the adequacy of identification between authoritarianism and populism. It argues that, to the extent that populism explains the conflict over the role of the people in politics, it allows democratic improvement.

Keywords:
Populism; Constitutionalism; Populist constitutionalism