Authoritarian Populism
Abstract
Chapter 2 uses historical perspectives on the Court to argue there is a close nexus between the Court’s foundational role of protecting the right-based conditions the democratic process and the threat of authoritarian populism. However, while this role was conceived as protecting against existential threats to democracy (the ‘alarm bell’ against totalitarian threats), the question remains whether the Court’s interpretive equipment is apt to tackle insidious threats to democracy, such as authoritarian populism.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Judicial and Constitutional Studies
Political Theory and Democracy
Populism
Right-Wing Movements
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Cambridge University Press eBooks
- Pages
- 23–47
- Publication date
- 4 February 2026
- Document type
- Book chapter