{"id":51915,"date":"2019-09-05T17:40:25","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T12:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?page_id=51915"},"modified":"2019-09-05T17:40:34","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T12:10:34","slug":"answered-populist-tendencies-are-threat-to-democratic-institutions-and-unity-of-the-nation-comment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answered-populist-tendencies-are-threat-to-democratic-institutions-and-unity-of-the-nation-comment\/","title":{"rendered":"[Answered] \u201cPopulist tendencies are threat to democratic institutions and unity of the nation\u201d. Comment."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Demand of the question<\/strong>
Introduction.<\/strong> Contextual Introduction.
Body. <\/strong>How populism is a threat to democratic institutions and unity of India? What should be done?
Conclusion. <\/strong>Way forward. <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

Populism refers to a range of political philosophies that emphasise the idea of the people and against the privileged elites. When important concerns of the people are not addressed by the elites, the populist movements form to challenge the establishment. There are multiple consequences of populism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Populism: a threat to democratic\ninstitutions and unity of India.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Again representative institutions: <\/strong>Populism\noften turn against representative democracy. Populists reject pluralism. This\nthreatens democracy and unity in diversity.<\/li>
  2. Authoritarianism:<\/strong> Populist movements are\noften led by charismatic leaders and have little internal democracy and\naccountability. These leaders tend to develop personality cults and, when they\ncome to power, they often turn authoritarian.<\/li>
  3. Against democratic defences: <\/strong>Populism is\na threat to democracy primarily because it holds the potential of providing the\nstate with a moral status that it otherwise lacks. Once the state turns into\nthe embodiment of the virtuous people the defense mechanisms developed against\ntyranny, such as freedoms, checks and balances, the rule of law, tolerance,\nautonomous social institutions, individual and group rights, or pluralism, are\ninevitably under threat. <\/li>
  4. Weak opposition: <\/strong>Populist often claim\nabsolute moral superiority and possession of the whole truth. That makes them\nreject the legitimacy of the opponent. It erodes the respect for the dignity of\npolitical opponents and of minority groups and weakens the culture of reasoned\ndebates. This lead to suppression of dissent which is major pillar of\ndemocracy.<\/li>
  5. Majoritarian nationalism:<\/strong> Populism of the\nright, tends to acquire the form of majoritarian nationalism, unconstrained by\nminority rights. Thus minority voices are suppressed and denied fundamental\nrights.<\/li>
  6. Corruption and abuse: <\/strong>It often results in\na decline in rational debate about political issues. There is a high risk of\ncorruption and abuse of power. <\/li>
  7. Divisive: <\/strong>Populist Nationalism is\ndivisive and affects unity of the country. It cause damage to cohesiveness in\nthe society by exploiting majority emotions.<\/li>
  8. Hostility: <\/strong>Populism is hostile to ethnic,\nreligious and racial minorities, and inhospitable to new migrants. This\nendanger peace and security in the society.<\/li>
  9. Social polarisation:<\/strong> The populists\nexploit loopholes and issues in order to polarise society. They try to divide\npeople along religious, racial or linguistic lines to win elections through\nmajoritarian tactics.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Measures to tackle populism:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Social media should be regulated and held\naccountable for damaging a pluralistic, fact-based and hate-free political\ndebate, in the same way as traditional media.<\/li>
    2. Civil society organizations defending human\nrights and equality against populism should agree on a common agenda and\nstrategy across identity politics divides.<\/li>
    3. Participatory and deliberative platforms and\ninitiatives (citizens\u2019 assemblies, forums) should be embedded into the\ndecision-making processes to balance the oligarchic tendencies of electoral\ndemocracy.<\/li>
    4. Political parties (established and emerging)\nshould seek to propose inclusive visions and programs that deliver benefits for\nall citizens, not only for a part of the voters.<\/li>
    5. It is important to accept that not everyone’s\nstandard of living will continually rise and some peoples net income will\nremain stagnant for years on end.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      There is no doubt that division in the face of an organized populist threat is problematic. Only rational thinking rather than impulsive feelings and anger can solve the problems of our times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Demand of the question Introduction. Contextual Introduction. Body. How populism is a threat to democratic institutions and unity of India? What should be done? Conclusion. Way forward. Populism refers to a range of political philosophies that emphasise the idea of the people and against the privileged elites. When important concerns of the people are not… Continue reading [Answered] \u201cPopulist tendencies are threat to democratic institutions and unity of the nation\u201d. Comment.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":49132,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-51915","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51915","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51915"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51915\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}