Epistocracy and populism: second-order ideologies challenging democracy

Epistocracy and populism are usually seen as opposites. The first finds error in democracy’s reliance on the sub-optimal decisions by the supposedly incompetent masses, and argues that political decisions should be tied to epistemic merit, not popularity. The populist critique of democracy, contrari...

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Main Author: Meos Holger Kiik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
Series:Political Research Exchange
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/2474736X.2024.2385475
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