This article examines populism’s governing technologies and rationalities, highlighting its complexities and implications.
Key Points
This article aims to explore the relationship between populism and governmentality, identifying technologies and rationalities involved in populist governance.
Discussion of the absence of populism in Governmentality Studies agenda.
Analysis of rationalities and technologies associated with populism, focusing on referendums and contracts with the people.
Examination of the aggrieved subject within populism to define its characteristics.
Populism exhibits its own unique rationalities and technologies of governance, including referendums and contracts.
Neither technologies nor subject constructions discussed are exclusive to populism, implying a blend of governmental frameworks.
Populism is characterized by its adaptability in drawing from various governmental elements to form fluid assemblages.