A Critique of Yascha Mounk’s Understanding of Populism and Democracy
Philosophy & Social Criticism: An International, Interdisciplinary Journal
Published online on March 18, 2026
Abstract
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Yascha Mounk argues in his analysis of the nature of populism in its relationship with liberal democracy that populism is both democratic and illiberal. Populism for him seeks to express the frustration of the people and to undermine liberal institutions. ...
Yascha Mounk argues in his analysis of the nature of populism in its relationship with liberal democracy that populism is both democratic and illiberal. Populism for him seeks to express the frustration of the people and to undermine liberal institutions. ...