Populism from the Brexit and Trump playbooks enters the New Zealand election campaign – but it's a risky strategy
- Written by Robert G. Patman, Professor of International Relations, University of Otago
GettyImagesCOVID-19 might have been challenging for populist governments, but that hasn’t stopped populist strains emerging in the run-up to New Zealand’s general election in October.
Populism, as commonly defined, embraces an ideology that divides society between “the pure people” and “the corrupt elite”. It...
