Laclau defined populism as the unification of demands against a power bloc

Evidence

In Laclau’s view, populism is the process by which a leader unifies popular demands based on their opposition to a common enemy, thereby constructing a “people” against a power bloc. — Arthur Borriello and Anton Jäger, The Populist Moment, 76

Categorization

• DEFINE: Gives Laclau’s formal definition of populism as demand-articulation against an enemy.
• XREF: connects to: Populism can be mobilized either against or in service of the power bloc; Populism is a permanent possibility of political structuration, not a deviance — Ernesto Laclau, On Populist Reason, 46

Broader Connections

• Populism can be mobilized either against or in service of the power bloc #corroborates (0.85)
• Populism is a permanent possibility of political structuration, not a deviance #expands (0.80) — Ernesto Laclau, On Populist Reason, 46