Abstract
Abstract Populist mobilizations have been part of the American liberal script(s). They have gone through various stages and established three lines of continuity: the strong populist heritage that has been integrated into the political mainstream (through the “progressive” groups in both parties); the dissenting groups of right-wing populisms; and more fragmented left-wing populists. Their contestations usually were internal contestations, and they have shared significant characteristics that make American populism unique in that the populist potential for contestations of the liberal script has been built into the American liberal script(s). The populist impact, however, has changed since a significant threshold around 1990 when the onset of the destruction of the Republican Party coincided with repercussions of the structural change of the public sphere and new constellations of political communication. More polarized external and deep contestations set in, and populist mobilizations have become more of a threat for the liberal script than before.
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