Authoritarian Populism in the Critical Theory:Leading Factors,Status and Influence
Current populist researchers in the West have abandoned the traditional left-right dichotomy of theory,and many scholars are adopting the critical theory of the Frankfurt School,in order to gain insight into how populism turns to violent campaigns and authoritarianism.An examination of Western social realities reveals that that beyond economic and political reasons,psychological and cultural factors,along with the effects of information technology,all have played their important role in leading to authoritarian populism.Western scholars assume that authoritarian factors and extremist tendencies of populism should be guarded against,its corrosion of global democracy should be curbed,and these extreme ideologies should be absorbed and integrated into the traditional Western political frame.However,there are many practical obstacles in achieving these theoretical visions.
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