Humour helps politicians create emotional connections and energise voters who feel let down by traditional politics.
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Some suggest populism has come out of nowhere, and is causing a major and unexpected shock to the system. But that’s simply not the case.
Economic insecurity is one factor that drives populism, a former politician from Hungary writes.
The ANC tied itself in knots defending Zuma’s destructive bad behaviour in the past. Acting against him now would require it to own up to its sins.
Our research highlights three key reasons for declining trust in experts, and how to regain their authority in future.
The political content in our personal feeds not only represents the world and politics to us. It creates new, sometimes “alternative”, realities.
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Professor of comparitive politics, Georgetown University; Independent Social Research Foundation
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Professor in the School of Philosophy, North-West University
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Professor of Public Affairs, Tshwane University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Organisation Studies at Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University
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Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Monash University
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Early Career Researcher, Religions and Theology Department, University of Manchester