1st Edition
Political Meritocracy and Populism Cure or Curse?
86 Pages
by
Routledge
86 Pages
by
Routledge
86 Pages
by
Routledge
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Offering the first in-depth analysis of the relationship between populism and political meritocracy, this book asks why states with meritocratic systems such as Singapore and China have not faced the populist challenge to the extent that liberal-democratic states have. Is political meritocracy immune to populism? Or does it fan its flames? Exploring this puzzle, the authors argue that... Read more
Introduction
Chapter 1: Political Meritocracy and Populism
Chapter 2: Populism’s Cure?
Chapter 3: The Populist Teleology of Meritocracy
Conclusion
Biography
Mark Chou is Associate Professor of Politics at the National School of Arts, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia.
Benjamin Moffitt is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the National School of Arts, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia.
Octavia Bryant is a Doctoral Candidate in Politics at the National School of Arts, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia.
