Metapolitics and Metapolitical Discourse: conceptual and empirical investigations into populism and (anti-) democracy
As traditional democratic procedures and institutions are coming under increasing pressure in a context marked by highly mediatized cultural, political and economic crises, the notion of democratic politics itself faces challenges from the left, the right and the radical centre. Metapolitical projects on different sides of the political spectrum are gaining support and attention. At stake is a potential restructuration the public sphere itself.