{"id":5185,"date":"2024-12-16T11:10:07","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T11:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kreisky-forum.org\/veranstaltung\/volk-und-elite"},"modified":"2026-07-20T07:22:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T07:22:22","slug":"people-and-elite","status":"publish","type":"kreisky_event","link":"https:\/\/www.kreisky-forum.org\/en\/veranstaltung\/volk-und-elite","title":{"rendered":"The People and the Elite"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Kolja M\u00f6ller and Carina Altreiter: THE PEOPLE AND THE ELITE\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FmtYe5Tvp74?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"about:blank\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify embed: Kolja M\u00f6ller &amp; Carina Altreiter: THE PEOPLE AND THE ELITE\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" data-src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/6FVR9Gz0vMPL1QeKB9RfPX?si=370f0c2896174931&amp;utm_source=oembed\" src=\"about:blank\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h4>Robert Misik in conversation with Kolja M\u00f6ller and Carina Altreiter<\/h4>\n<h4>The People and the Elite<br \/>\nA social theory of populism<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The populist appeal to the \u00bbpeople\u00ab and mobilisation against the \u00bbelites\u00ab now dominate politics in many countries around the world. But what are the historical roots of this form of politics? What are the different varieties of populism?<\/p>\n<p>Modern populism thrives on a polemical juxtaposition of the \u201epeople\u201c of the \u201ecommon people\u201c against the \u201eelites\u201c who would deceive them. It is based on democratic instincts, which also form the core of republican constitutional states, namely that the law comes from the people. In extreme cases, an authoritarianism and \u201eBonapartism\u201c breaks out, which, however, operates with anti-elitist and democratic energies. It is therefore often even noted that a little populism can do no harm to give a voice to previously unrepresented segments of the population.<\/p>\n<p>Kolja M\u00f6ller traces the paths of populism from the 11th century to the most recent conflicts in the wake of globalisation and develops a comprehensive social theory of this form of politics. An indispensable book for understanding the current populist wave, the central ideas of which he discusses with sociologist Carina Altreiter under the moderation of Robert Misik.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kolja M\u00f6ller<\/strong> works as a research assistant at the Institute of Political Science at the TU Dresden and in the research project \u00bbLegal Populism\u00ab (funded by the German-Israeli Foundation). He has published Suhrkamp Verlag: Populism. A Reader (stw 2340).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Carina Altreiter<\/strong> is a sociologist, researcher at the Chamber of Labour and previously at the University of Economics. In her research, she has also dealt with class analyses, the working classes and the different cultures of solidarity in various segments of the population. Among other things, she is co-author of the book \u201eUmk\u00e4mpfte Solidarit\u00e4ten\u201c (Contested Solidarities)\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Modertion: <strong>Robert Misik<\/strong>, Author and journalist<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.suhrkamp.de\/buch\/kolja-moeller-volk-und-elite-t-9783518300527\"><strong><em>Kolja M\u00f6ller:<\/em><\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong><em>People and elite<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Suhrkamp Verlag, October 2024, 27,50 \u20ac<\/em><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert Misik im Gespr\u00e4ch mit Kolja M\u00f6ller und Carina Altreiter VOLK UND ELITE Eine Gesellschaftstheorie des Populismus &nbsp; Der populistische Appell an das \u00bbVolk\u00ab und die Mobilisierung gegen die \u00bbEliten\u00ab dominieren mittlerweile die Politik in vielen L\u00e4ndern der Welt. Aber wo liegen die geschichtlichen Wurzeln dieser Politikform? Welche Spielarten des Populismus sind zu unterscheiden? 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