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The US Elections Explained: Populism

Former US Centre Visiting Lecturer Dr David Smith answers some the key questions about populism.
Former US Centre Visiting Lecturer Dr David Smith answers some the key questions about populism.
Tuesday 27 October 2020 | 4 minutes 49 seconds

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.