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  • 15 - Popular Sovereignty, Populism, and Stories of Peoplehood

  • from Part III
  • Edited by Ewa Atanassow, Bard College, Berlin, Thomas Bartscherer, Bard College, New York, David A. Bateman, Cornell University, New York
  • Book:
    When the People Rule
    Published online:
    23 November 2023
    Print publication:
    09 November 2023, pp 275-291
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    Around the world today, right-wing authoritarian movements labeled populist claim to be vehicles of popular sovereignty. Analysts have debated the definition of populism and the economic and cultural sources of these movements. Few have closely analyzed the “stories of peoplehood” advanced by authoritarian populist movements, or explored how they can be countered by more inclusive and egalitarian stories of peoplehood. This chapter suggests criteria for developing better stories of peoplehood, using the example of American stories that might compete effectively with the Trump movement’s narrative of “making America great again.”