1 Introduction (Violeta Besirevic) -- Part I The Current Rise of Populism: Deconstructing Issues -- 2 Democracy’s Deficits (Samuel Issacharoff) -- 3 Populism – A Notion Rising above Its Content (Tibor Vrady) -- 4 Reflections on the Nature of Populism and the Fragility of Democracy: Democracy in Crisis (David M. Rasmussen) -- 5 Populism and Nationalism (Nenad Miscevic) -- Part II Comparative Populism: Case Studies -- 6 Beyond ‘Illiberal Democracy’: The Case of Hungary (Andrs Bozoki) -- 7 Populism, Free Speech and the Anti-Entrenchment Principle (Adam Shinar) -- 8 Transforming Populism – From Protest Vote to Ruling Ideology: The Case of Serbia (Dusan Spasojevic) -- Part III Courts Under the Populist Challenge -- 9 Poland: From Paradigm to Pariah? Facts and Interpretations of Polish Constitutional Crisis (Marcin Matczak) -- 10 Populism and the Turkish Constitutional Court: From a Game Broker to a Strategic Compromiser (Bertil Emrah Oder) -- 11 Romania: From Constitutional Democracy to Constitutional Decay? (Simina Tanasescu) -- 12 If Schmitt Were Alive…Adjusting Constitutional Review to Populist Rule in Serbia (Violeta Besirevic)
Summary:
The volume 'New Politics of Decisionism' aims to add a new dimension to the literature of populism. It deals with what Carl Schmitt famously coined as ?decisionism? ? a form of politics based on the rule of a personal will, which is opposed to the rule of impersonal norms of constitutional law. The new politics of decisionism has gained a new form of populism, and it is equally noticeable in old and new constitutional democracies. The contributions follow the Schmittian idea of legally unbounded politics, usually justified with reference to exceptional circumstances ? be that global financial crisis, transnational terrorist threats or massive immigration inflows ? which require exceptional measures, and address the following issues: what is populism; how do the new politics of decisionism affect democratic processes and institutions; are constitutional democracies equipped to deal with these sort of challenges; can these politics be curtailed by the involvement of other political actors?00'New Politics of Decisionism' consists of three parts. The first part offers theoretical explanations of the concept of populism and the challenges it poses to liberal democracy. The case studies included in the second part serve to explore the origins, forms, and dynamics of populism in contemporary societies. The third part consists of case studies that explore the general issue of whether courts can confront populism.
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