»It’s not populism that is corrupting society, but populist extremism. Populism is simply a way of advertising politics. Every good politician must also be a populist at the same time, because they have to present, state, and embody their politics in a way that it can be understood and can be exciting. A democratic populism is one that appeals to both the heart and the mind; a democratic populist is one that doesn’t leave emotions to the extremist populists.«

Populism and populists are on the rise all over the world. The AfD party in Germany, the FPÖ party in Austria, Marie Le Pen in France, enraged citizens everywhere and no one seems able to stop them.

Heribert Prantl writes a passionate appeal to all of us Democrats to not give way to the populists without a fight, and offers an instruction manual explaining how to deal with populism and populists.

»Packs an eloquent punch.«
Boersenblatt