Eclectic Nature of Populism: An Analysis of Dravidian and European Populism

While populism is widely considered to be direct appeals to “people,” transcending specific social locations, these attempts at constructing people could vary within the political rhetoric of the same organization. This heterogeneity and shifting construction of the people represents the eclectic nature of their populism. This entry examines the eclectic nature of populism based on a comparative study of Dravidian populism in South India and recent populist movements in Europe.