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Can the rise of right-wing populism be explained in one book?

While populists are known for their simplistic narratives, academics are assumed to embrace complexity. Yet a startling number of books claim to have found the key to understanding the movement鈥檚 rise in a single idea or study. In the week that Viktor Orb谩n鈥檚 fall has fuelled suggestions that history鈥檚 tide has turned again, Matthew Reisz leafs through various forthcoming tomes 

16 April

The former education secretary鈥檚 throwaway line arguably fired the starting gun for a new era in which scholarly expertise could be dismissed and social media sages exalted. Ten years after the notorious putdown, Patrick Jack caught up with Michael Gove and his critics on the legitimacy and legacy of his infamous barb

With polls predicting defeat for Viktor Orb谩n in Sunday鈥檚 elections there are hopes that controversial governance reforms 鈥 copied by Donald Trump and other populist politicians 鈥 will be abolished. Yet not all scholars are convinced that reversing a decade of contested legislation criticised for restricting academic freedom would be straightforward, says Seher Asaf

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