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populismPolitical program or movement that champions the common person, usually by favourable contrast with an elite. Populism usually combines elements of the left and right, opposing large business and financial interests but also frequently being hostile to established socialist and labour parties. In the U.S. the term was applied to the program of the Populist movement of the 1890s. populism a political strategy based on a calculated appeal to the interests or prejudices of ordinary people How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| While the colonial state attempted to eradicate urban Islam, where ulema (the teachers) and the qadi (jurists) established during the Ottoman Turkish control, played a key role giving dominance to rural-based popularist Islam focused on local charismatic leaders, or marabouts, located in organized communities called Zawiya. By contrast, the youth cohort idealised families and parent-child relationships associated with a popularist view of Western culture. 20) Moreover, the promotion of welfare at work acquired popularist overtones, particularly during the Second World War. |
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