Contributor(s): Dr David Smith | Former US Centre Visiting Lecturer Dr David Smith answers some the key questions about populism: how to define it, where it originated, what the differences are between left and right wing populism and, finally, how populism affects US politics.
This film is part of the series The US Elections: Explained, which is made in collaboration with the LSE’s US Centre.
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The US Elections Explained: Populism
Contributor(s): Dr David Smith | Former US Centre Visiting Lecturer Dr David Smith answers some the key questions about populism: how to define it, where it originated, what the differences are between left and right wing populism and, finally, how populism affects US politics.
This film is part of the series The US Elections: Explained, which is made in collaboration with the LSE’s US Centre.