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How Liberal Elite Failure Fueled Far-Right Populism
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- The Argument
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- Dec 22, 2025
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- 4686
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Summary
Why is far-right populism on the rise? Political scientist Gabriele Gratton has a controversial theory: For decades, technocrats moved policy decisions — on austerity, climate, and more – away from the realm of mass politics and toward independent authorities, courts, and experts. The result? A populist backlash fueled by the desire to reassert control over policy. In Gratton's telling, the populist backlash isn't irrational; it's a democratic response to elite failure. But his prescription i...