Populizmusok és demokráciák, avagy a politika újraácsolt színpada
Populisms and democracies, or the refabricated stage of politics

Summary/Abstract: In the fi rst decades of the 21st century, the slogan of the End of the Political is gradually replaced by the slogan of the Return of the Political. Another typical feature of our days is the rapid spreading of right and left wing populisms. Primarily based on the theory of Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe, the paper argues for the close correlation of the two phenomena. After a brief review of the ontological background of their theory and its social and political distinction, the process from building up a social state and its neutralizing-legalizing tendencies to the neo-liberal disintegration of the society and the concept of the End of the Political is highlighted. Finally, as a result of this process, an attempt is made to interpret the phenomena of the Return of the Political, the birth of populisms, and the delicate relation of populism and democracy.

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